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SOCIAL STATUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Position in a social hierarchy
Example:
the British are more aware of social status than Americans are
Synonyms:
rank; social rank; social station; social status
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("social status" is a kind of...):
position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "social status"):
place; station (proper or designated social situation)
quality (high social status)
