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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

second-class en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, qualifier:neutral or mildly positive connotation) Of a standard or grade one level below the best.
    • a second-class train ticket, second-class postage, a second-class honours degree
  2. (not-comparable, qualifier:negative connotation) Inferior in quality or standing.
    • Using second-class parts for the repair was false economy because they soon broke and had to be fixed again.
    • He complained he felt like a second-class citizen, but everyone felt put upon that day.

Deriveds

second-class citizen · second-class object · second-class value · second-class entity

Relateds

first-class · third-class

Synonyms

second-rate

Translations (11)

la secundārius (inferior in quality or standing) · fi toisen luokan (inferior in quality or standing) · nb annenklasses (inferior in quality or standing) · fr de second ordre (inferior in quality or standing) · hu másodosztályú (inferior in quality or standing) · de zweitklassig (inferior in quality or standing) · nl tweedeklas (inferior in quality or standing) · it di serie B (inferior in quality or standing) · nb annenrangs (inferior in quality or standing) · fr de seconde zone (inferior in quality or standing) · de zweiter Klasse (inferior in quality or standing)