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above
Preposition
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(, after the noun &; ) If A is above B, A is higher than or before B, but not touching B.
In a newspaper, the title of a story is usually above the story.
Only children aged 5 and above may enter.
That office is on the floor above.
Our blessings come from above.
The passage above is easy to understand.
above
Adjective
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If something is above, it is higher than or coming before.
Please see the above discussion of the problem.
class
Noun
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A class is a time for learning.
The history class is interesting.
Class today will be about whole numbers.
The number of students attending class is increasing.
I'd better go. I've got a class to teach.
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A class is a group of students.
They are my best class because they are always here on time.
Class sizes are usually larger in high school.
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Class is a good style or attitude.
You could tell by here clothes that she was a woman of class.
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A class is a group of members with similar characteristics.
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A class is a group of people in a society with similar jobs, education, history, and money.
They were both from the upper class and both knew the queen personally.
We treat everyone the same regardless of race, class, sex, or age.
The British class system doesn't work in Canada.
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Something's class is how good it is.
She bought a first-class ticket because she wanted to have the best quality.
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An organism's class is its group: mammals, reptiles, insects, arachnids, etc.
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A word's class is its syntactic group: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.
Shall belongs to the class of words called "modal auxiliary verbs".
class
Verb
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If something is classed as a member of a group, it belongs to that group because of some characteristics shared by the group's members.
Although it looks like a motorcycle, it is officially classed as a car.
class
Adjective
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A class act is high quality .
Most high school coaches are class individuals, and they should get our thanks.