class

The new Ford Fiesta is set to be best in the 'small family' class.

Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.

Jane Austen's works deal with class in 18th-century England.

Apologizing for losing your temper, even though you were badly provoked, showed real class.

The class was noisy, but the teacher was able to get their attention with a story.

I took the cooking class for enjoyment, but I also learned a lot.

The class of 1982 was particularly noteworthy.

I used to fly business class, but now my company can only afford economy.

Magnolias belong to the class Magnoliopsida.

It is the class of Italian bottled waters.

The class of all sets is not a set.

an abstract base class