/ English Dictionary

FIRST CLASS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The most expensive accommodations on a ship or train or plane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("first class" is a kind of...):

accommodation (living quarters provided for public convenience)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The highest rank in a classification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("first class" is a kind of...):

high quality; superiority (the quality of being superior)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection

Synonyms:

1st-class mail; 1st class; first-class mail; first class

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("first class" is a kind of...):

mail (the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "first class"):

correspondence (communication by the exchange of letters)

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

By first class conveyance; with first class accommodations

Example:

we always travel first class

Classified under:

Adverbs

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