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second-class definition

second-class (sek′ənd klas′, -kläs′)

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. ☆ designating or of a class of mail consisting of newspapers, periodicals, etc.: such mail carries lower postage rates than first-class mail
    1. inferior, inadequate, etc.
    2. lacking or denied full rights, privileges, etc. a second-class citizen

adverb

  1. with accommodations next below the best to travel second-class
  2. as or by second-class mail

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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