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class⋅ism

  [klas-iz-uhm]
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–noun
1. a biased or discriminatory attitude based on distinctions made between social or economic classes.
2. the viewing of society as being composed of distinct classes.
Origin:
1835–45; class + -ism
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class·ism   (klās'ĭz'əm)   
n.  Bias based on social or economic class.
class'ist adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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