word class


nounGrammar.
  1. a group of words all of which are members of the same form class or part of speech.

Origin of word class

1
First recorded in 1920–25

Words Nearby word class

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How to use word class in a sentence

  • Then comes the chance to form a bird class, or a bird party, if the word class seems too formidable.

  • The word class has been used, but perhaps improperly, for classification is almost impossible.

  • When I'm in the twenty-cents-a-word class I'll write once a month, and spend the rest of my time travelling.'

    The Man Upstairs | P. G. Wodehouse
  • I have not used the word class-conscious, because it is more than the consciousness of an economic group.

  • Around this draw a larger circle in which you write the word class.

    Public Speaking | Clarence Stratton

British Dictionary definitions for word class

word class

noun
  1. linguistics a form class in which the members are words: See part of speech

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