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Meaning of classis | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈkɫas.sɪs]

Definitions

  1. any one of the five divisions into which Servius Tullius divided the Roman citizenry
    declension-3, feminine
  2. the armed forces
    declension-3, feminine
  3. fleet
    declension-3, feminine
  4. a group, rank, or class
    declension-3, feminine
  5. a class (of students)
    declension-3, feminine
  6. class (taxonomic rank)
    New-Latin, declension-3, feminine

Equivalents

English class fleet navy rank

Examples

“quae fortūna virīs, classem quō lītore linquant,”

What [has] fortune [granted] to the men? On which shore did they moor the fleet? Why are they coming here? (Aeneas and Achates ponder a series of indirect questions.)

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

classium Clastidium Claterna clathri clāthrō Claudi

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