class

Dictionary definition · class

a collection of things sharing a common attribute"there are two classes of detergents"
a body of students who are taught together"early morning classes are always sleepy"
people having the same social, economic, or educational status"the working class"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings"he took a course in basket weaving"
a league ranked by quality"he played baseball in class D for two years"
a body of students who graduate together"the class of '97"
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
elegance in dress or behavior"she has a lot of class"

arrange or order by classes or categories"How would you classify these pottery shards — are they prehistoric?"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).