word class


nounGrammar.
  1. a group of words all of which are members of the same form class or part of speech.

Origin of word class

1
First recorded in 1920–25

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British Dictionary definitions for word class

word class

noun
  1. linguistics a form class in which the members are words: See part of speech

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