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FIRST CLASS
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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
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