form class

American  

noun

Grammar.

1. a class of words or forms in a given language that have one or more grammatical features in common, as, in Latin, all masculine nouns in the nominative singular, all masculine singular nouns, all masculine nouns, or all nouns.

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form class British  

noun

1. another term for part of speech

2. a group of words distinguished by common inflections, such as the weak verbs of English

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Etymology

Origin of form class

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

"My older brother had warned me that there was some bad behaviour, but not a lot. I think I'm just unlucky that they're in my form class."

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2022

Pupils from the late Irish teacher's form class in St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon, and players from Mr McAreavey's Tullylish GAA club in County Down are to accompany the coffin into the church.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2011

All of which assumes, of course, that form, class and logic count for anything.

From The Guardian • Jun. 27, 2010