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Meaning of second-class | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. Of a standard or grade one level below the best.
    not-comparable
  2. Inferior in quality or standing.
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Deutsch zweiter Klasse zweitklassig
Suomi toisluokkainen
Français de second ordre de seconde zone
Magyar másodosztályú
Italiano di serie B
日本語 乙種
Latina secundarius
Nederlands tweedeklas
Українська другосортний

Examples

“a second-class train ticket, second-class postage, a second-class honours degree”
“He complained he felt like a second-class citizen, but everyone felt put upon that day.”
“Using second-class parts for the repair was false economy because they soon broke and had to be fixed again.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

second-countable second-degree second-division second-drawer second-generation second-hand

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