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Second class — generally indicates a secondary level of service or importance. Specific uses of the term include:In Scouting:* Second Class Scout in Boy Scouting (Boy Scouts of America) * Second Class Scout in Ranks in the Boy Scouts of AmericaIn rail travel:*… … Wikipedia
Second-class — Sec ond class , a. Of the rank or degree below the best or highest; inferior; second rate; as, a second class house; a second class passage; a second class citizen. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
second-class(1) — {adj.} 1. Belonging in the class that is next to the highest or next best. * /He was only a second class math student./ * /His parents traveled as second class passengers on the boat./ * /The periodical came as second class mail./ Compare: FIRST… … Dictionary of American idioms
second-class(1) — {adj.} 1. Belonging in the class that is next to the highest or next best. * /He was only a second class math student./ * /His parents traveled as second class passengers on the boat./ * /The periodical came as second class mail./ Compare: FIRST… … Dictionary of American idioms
second class — {n.} 1. The second best or highest group; the class next after the first. * /Joe was good enough in arithmetic to be put in the second class but was not good enough for the first./ Compare: FIRST CLASS. 2. The place or quarters, especially on a… … Dictionary of American idioms
second class — {n.} 1. The second best or highest group; the class next after the first. * /Joe was good enough in arithmetic to be put in the second class but was not good enough for the first./ Compare: FIRST CLASS. 2. The place or quarters, especially on a… … Dictionary of American idioms
second-class(2) — {adv.} By second class. * /We went second class on the train to New York./ * /I mailed the newspaper second class./ … Dictionary of American idioms
second-class(2) — {adv.} By second class. * /We went second class on the train to New York./ * /I mailed the newspaper second class./ … Dictionary of American idioms
second-class — /sek euhnd klas , klahs /, adj. 1. of a secondary class or quality. 2. second rate; inferior. adv. 3. by second class mail or passenger accommodations: to travel second class. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
second-class — adjective Inferior in quality or standing. He complained he felt like a second class citizen, but everyone felt put upon that day. See Also: first class, third class … Wiktionary
second-class — adjective Date: circa 1838 1. of or relating to a second class 2. mediocre; also socially, politically, or economically deprived … New Collegiate Dictionary
