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second-class

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second class

noun
1.
the class of travel accommodations, as on a train, that are less costly and luxurious than first class but are more costly and luxurious than third class. Compare cabin class.
2.
(in the U.S. Postal Service) the class of mail consisting of newspapers and periodicals not sealed against postal inspection.
3.
the second of three honors degrees conferred by a British university.

Origin:
1830–40

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sec·ond-class

[sek-uhnd-klas, -klahs]
adjective
1.
of a secondary class or quality.
2.
second-rate; inferior.
adverb
3.
by second-class mail or passenger accommodations: to travel second-class.

Origin:
1830–40
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Word Origin & History

second-class
1837, from second (adj.) + class. Phrase second-class citizen is recorded from 1942.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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