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upper-class

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upper class
n.
The highest socioeconomic class in a society.

upper-class (pr-kls) adj.
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Adj.1.upper-classupper-class - occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society
low-class, lower-class - occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society
middle-class - occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy
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Spanish upper-class [ʌpəˈklɑːs] adj [district, people, accent] → de clase alta; [attitude] → altivo
French upper-class [ʌpəˈklɑːs] upper adjde la haute société, aristocratique; [district] → élégant(e)huppé(e); [accent, attitude] → caractéristique des classes supérieures
German upper-class [ˈʌpəˈklɑːs] upper adjvornehm
Italian upper-class [ʌpəˈklɑːs] adjdell'alta borghesia; [district] → signorile; [accent] → aristocratico/a; [attitude] → snob inv

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The Germanic (Anglo-Saxon and 'Danish') element explains, then, why uneducated Englishmen of all times have been thick-headed, unpleasantly self-assertive, and unimaginative, but sturdy fighters; and the Norman strain why upper-class Englishmen have been self-contained, inclined to snobbishness, but vigorously aggressive and persevering, among the best conquerors, organizers, and administrators in the history of the world.
These people would have the complexions and eyes and expressions of tramps or criminals, and often the clothing of prosperous middle-class or upper-class people.
Dominic's general scorn for the beliefs, and activities, and abilities of upper-class people covered the Principle of Legitimacy amply; but he could not resist the opportunity to exercise his special faculties in a field he knew of old.
 
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