classis noun. ['klasɪs] Pl. classes ['klasi:z]. L16.
[Latin: see CLASS noun.]
1. A division according to rank; a class. L16-E18.

2. In certain Protestant Churches: an inferior judicial body consisting of the elders or pastors of the parishes or churches of a district; such a district. L16.

3. A bookcase at right angles to a wall in a library; a bay or alcove between two of these. E17-E18.

4. A school or college class. US. M17-M19.

► Exc. in speech the pl. is usu. indistinguishable from that of CLASS noun. Ambiguous early exs. in all but sense 1 have been regarded as belonging here.

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