Translate second class | into French | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of second class
noun
[in singular] a set of people or things grouped together as the second best. the second-best accommodations in an aircraft, train, or ship. British the second-highest division in the results of the examinations for a university degree:he obtained a second class in modern history
adjective & adverb
(second-class) of the second-best quality or in the second division: [as adjective]:until 1914 women were thought of as second-class citizens of or relating to the second-best accommodations in an aircraft, train, or ship: [as adjective]:I want second-class tickets [as adverb]:they don’t fly second-class of or relating to a class of mail having lower priority than first-class mail: [as adjective]:second-class postage stamps (in North America) denoting a class of mail that includes newspapers and periodicals. [as adjective] British of or relating to the second-highest division in a university examination:a respectable second-class degree
