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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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