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second class

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second class
n.
1. Travel accommodations ranking next below the highest or first class.
2. Second-class mail.

second class
n
the class or grade next in value, quality, etc., to the first
adj second-class when prenominal
1. of the class or grade next to the best in quality, etc.
2. shoddy or inferior
3. of or denoting the class of accommodation in a hotel or on a train, etc., lower in quality and price than first class
4. (Non-sporting Hobbies / Philately)
a.  (in Britain) of or relating to mail that is processed more slowly than first-class mail
b.  (in the US and Canada) of or relating to mail that consists mainly of newspapers, etc.
5. (Social Science / Education) Education See second1 [10]
adv
by second-class mail, transport, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.second classsecond class - not the highest rank in a classification
rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
2.second class - not the highest quality in a classification
low quality, inferiority - an inferior quality
3.second class - a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations
accommodation - living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight accommodations are available"
Adv.1.second class - by second class conveyance; "we traveled second class"
Translations
second class درجة ثانية druhá třída anden klasse zweite Klasse δεύτερη κατηγορία segunda clase toinen luokka deuxième classe drugi razred seconda classe 二等 2류 tweede klas andreklasse druga klasa segunda classe второй класс andra klass ชั้นที่สอง ikinci sınıf hạng hai 二等


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Is there not also a second class of goods, such as knowledge, sight, health, which are desirable not only in themselves, but also for their results?
And in the end the criminal was, in consideration of extenuating circumstances, condemned to penal servitude in the second class for a term of eight years only.
Ay, there's the rub, Tom; one is obliged in our business to put up with the SECOND class.
 
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