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sergeant Noun

— A sergeant is a noncomissioned officer in the army, higher in rank than a corporal but lower in rank than a staff sergeant. She was wearing a huge army overcoat which had sergeant stripes at the shoulder. — A sergeant is an officer in the police force, higher in rank than a constable but lower than an inspector. He was a police sergeant with over twenty years experience.

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first Adjective

— The first thing is the one that is number one (1) in order. I have no older brothers. I was the first child.

first Adverb

— If something is first, it is before anything else. He was the fastest in class and usually finished everything first. First, I should say that we're happy to see you all here today. — Never before. I first went to Japan in 1994. — At the beginning. When we were first married, everything was wonderful.

first Noun

— A first is something that has not happened before. A dog walking on stilts? Well, that is a first.

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class Noun

— 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. — 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. — Class is a good style or attitude. You could tell by here clothes that she was a woman of class. — A class is a group of members with similar characteristics. — 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. — Something's class is how good it is. She bought a first-class ticket because she wanted to have the best quality. — An organism's class is its group: mammals, reptiles, insects, arachnids, etc. — 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

— 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

— A class act is high quality . Most high school coaches are class individuals, and they should get our thanks.

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