adj
Meaning 1
Of a standard that ranks among the best in the world.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
world-class
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/wɜː(ɹ)ldˈklæs/
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/wɜː(ɹ)ldˈklɑːs/
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rhymes with -æs
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CMU ARPABET: W ER1 L D K L AE2 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Extraordinary in degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- A world-class idiot
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
ranking above all others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- was first in her class
- the foremost figure among marine artists
- the top graduate
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: first, foremost
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: от световна класа (ot svetovna klasa) — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- Chinese Mandarin: 世界級 /世界级 (shìjièjí) — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- Danish: i verdensklasse — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- Esperanto: internacinivela — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- Finnish: maailmanluokan — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- French: de classe mondiale — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- French: de classe internationale — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- French: parmi les meilleurs du monde — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- German: Weltklasse- — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- German: for example Weltklasseathlet — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- Greek: παγκόσμιας θέσης (pagkósmias thésis) — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- Greek: παγκόσμιας φήμης (pagkósmias fímis) — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- Italian: classe mondiale — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- Italian: migliori al mondo — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- Norwegian Bokmål: i verdensklasse — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- Spanish: clase mundial — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
- Swedish: i världsklass — of a standard that ranks among the best in the world
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