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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesclase
Pronunciation / Transliteration: klase
"La clase de español empieza a las nueve."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.
"First-class travel offers much more comfort on long flights." - 2
A period of teaching in which a group of students meets to receive instruction.
"She arrived late to her mathematics class this morning."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'classis', which originally referred to a division of the Roman people or the fleet. Over time in Middle French and English, the meaning broadened from a military or social division to any group sharing common characteristics, and later to a group of students taught together.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Class" is said worldwide
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classe
Transliteration: klas
"Elle est dans ma classe de français."
Klasse
Transliteration: klasə
"Wir haben heute eine neue Klasse kennengelernt."
classe
Transliteration: klasse
"Gli studenti sono entrati in classe."
clase
Transliteration: klase
"La clase de español empieza a las nueve."
classe
Transliteration: klasi
"Ele é o melhor aluno da classe."
कक्षा
Transliteration: kakshā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"छात्र कक्षा में ध्यान से सुन रहे हैं।"
班级
Transliteration: bānjí
Script: 中文汉字
"我们班级里有三十名学生。"
수업
Transliteration: sueop
Script: 한국어 한글
"오늘 수업은 아주 흥미로웠습니다."
授業
Transliteration: jugyou
Script: 日本語
"明日の授業の準備をしてください。"
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