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Second-class

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Adjective

1. second-class

of inferior status or quality

Example Sentences:
'a second-class citizen'
'second-class accommodations'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Second-class

see synonyms of second-class
noun
1. 
the class or grade next in value, quality, etc, to the first
adjective
2. 
of the class or grade next to the best in quality, etc
3. 
shoddy or inferior
4. 
of or denoting the class of accommodation in a hotel or on a train, etc, lower in quality and price than first class
5. 
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
6. education second1 (sense 10)
adverb
7. 
by second-class mail, transport, etc
adjective
1. 
cheaper than first class
He sat in the corner of a second-class carriage.
a second-class ticket
2. 
(of a passenger) travelling on a second-class ticket
Seven second-class passengers prepared to disembark.
3. 
inferior; shoddy
a second-class education
4. British
relating to mail that is processed more slowly than first-class mail
a second-class stamp
second class letters
noun
5. 
second-class accommodation on a train or ship
In second class the fare is £ 85 one-way.

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Second-class

see synonyms of second-class
adjective
1. 
of the class, rank, excellence, etc. next below the highest; of secondary quality
2. 
designating or of accommodations next below the best
a second-class railway carriage
3.  US
designating or of a class of mail consisting of newspapers, periodicals, etc.: such mail carries lower postage rates than first-class mail
4. 
a. 
inferior, inadequate, etc.
b. 
lacking or denied full rights, privileges, etc.
a second-class citizen
adverb
5. 
with accommodations next below the best
to travel second-class
6. 
as or by second-class mail

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Second-class

see synonyms of second-class
adj.
1. Of secondary status: second-class issues.
2. Of or relating to travel accommodations ranking next below the highest or first class.
3. Considered or treated as inferior in status, rights, or privileges in comparison with some others: second-class citizens.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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