1 (disapproving) (of a person) less important than other people:
Older people should not be treated as second-class citizens.
2 of a lower standard or quality than the best:
a second-class education
3 [onlybeforenoun] connected with the less expensive way of travelling on a train, ship, etc:
second-class carriages / compartments / passengers
4 [onlybeforenoun] (in Britain) connected with letters, parcels/packages, etc. that you pay less to send and that are delivered less quickly:
second-class letters / stamps
5 (in the US) connected with the system of sending newspapers and magazines by mail
6 [onlybeforenoun] used to describe a British university degree which is good but not of the highest class:
Applicants should have at least a second-class honours degree.
second-class adverb:
to send a letter second-class * to travel second-class
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is second-class a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, second-class is tagged as adjective.
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