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Meaning of "class distinction" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLASS DISTINCTION

class distinction  [klɑːs dɪˈstɪŋkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLASS DISTINCTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Class distinction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLASS DISTINCTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of class distinction in the English dictionary

The definition of class distinction in the dictionary is a characteristic that is observed to differ based on social class.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLASS DISTINCTION


adjunction
əˈdʒʌŋkʃən
compunction
kəmˈpʌŋkʃən
conjunction
kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən
contradistinction
ˌkɒntrədɪˈstɪŋkʃən
disfunction
dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən
disjunction
dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən
distinction
dɪˈstɪŋkʃən
dysfunction
dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən
eigenfunction
ˈaɪɡənˌfʌŋkʃən
extinction
ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən
function
ˈfʌŋkʃən
hyperfunction
ˌhaɪpəˈfʌŋkʃən
indistinction
ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkʃən
injunction
ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən
intinction
ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən
junction
ˈdʒʌŋkʃən
malfunction
mælˈfʌŋkʃən
multifunction
ˈmʌltɪˌfʌŋkʃən
sanction
ˈsæŋkʃən
unction
ˈʌŋkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLASS DISTINCTION

class A drug
class act
class action
class B drug
class background
class bias
class C drug
class conflict
class consciousness
class interval
class list
class mark
class number
class president
class rank
class roll
class society
class struggle
class system
class teacher

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLASS DISTINCTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
introduction
production
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of class distinction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «class distinction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLASS DISTINCTION

Find out the translation of class distinction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of class distinction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «class distinction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

等级区分
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la distinción de clases
570 millions of speakers

English

class distinction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वर्ग भेद
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الطبقة التمييز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

класс различие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

distinção de classe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বর্গ পার্থক্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

distinction de classe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perbezaan kelas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klassenunterschied
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クラス区分
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

클래스 구분
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Beda kelas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lớp phân biệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வர்க்க வேறுபாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर्ग फरक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sınıf ayrımı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distinzione di classe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Klasa rozróżnienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

клас відмінність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distincție de clasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταξικές διακρίσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klas onderskeid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klass åtskillnad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klasseskille
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of class distinction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLASS DISTINCTION»

The term «class distinction» is normally little used and occupies the 114.597 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLASS DISTINCTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about class distinction

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLASS DISTINCTION»

Discover the use of class distinction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to class distinction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Culture, Class, Distinction
Drawing on the first systematic study of cultural capital in contemporary Britain, Culture, Class, Distinction examines the role played by culture in the relationships between class, gender and ethnicity.
Tony Bennett, Mike Savage, Professor of Sociology Mike Savage, 2009
2
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
Examines differences in taste between modern French classes, discusses the relationship between culture and politics, and outlines the strategies of pretension This is at once a vast ethnography of contemporary France and a dissection of ...
Pierre Bourdieu, 1984
3
The Arab World: Society, Culture, and State
23 Bases of Class Distinction and Formation Taken together, these four interrelated conditions provide the basis for class distinctions and internal forms of domination. To understand how these economic conditions lead to social class  ...
Halim Barakat, 1993
4
The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction, 1950-2000
Writers like Amis and Wain identified with socialist agitation early in their careers (both Lumley and Dixon put forward socialist arguments), but never mounted a serious challenge to class distinction or privilege.12 Indeed, the Movement writers ...
Dominic Head, 2002
5
AP World History, 3rd Ed
Almost all societies have some form of class distinction, according to which people are defined by such things as wealth, ancestry, or occupational function. Differentiation by class is quite limited in preagricultural societies. Typically, among ...
John McCannon, 2010
6
Antipodal England: Emigration and Portable Domesticity in ...
To ensure such an outcome, Rye and Lewin urged their emigrants to differentiate themselves by maintaining their class distinction throughout the experience of displacement. But doing so required vigilance on the part of the FMCES emigrants ...
Myers
7
Class Dynamics in Later Life: Older Persons, Class Identity, ...
The lifetime closeness of traditionalists to the dominant class influenced the former to perceive the 'local' practices as the most valued 'goods' in the struggle for class 'distinction'. This drive was highly apparent from their prevalent use of ...
Marvin Formosa, 2009
8
Dramas of Distinction: A Study of Plays by Golden Age Women
These gender constructs transcended the potential subdivisionary categories of class distinction: the male-dominated discourse inscribed a definable model of the gentleman from among the members of mankind, but as Ruth Kelso asserts ...
Teresa Scott Soufas
9
A Selfish Man
"Doctors, dentists, teachers, etc., who are state employed, function as middle- class professionals, or intellectual proletarians, as they'd say in a socialist state, and thereby form a relative class distinction with the manual or non-professional  ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010
10
Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society
... of a bank or railway — even an overseer or a clerk in a manufactory — is said to draw a salary', and the attempted class distinction between salaries and wages is evident; by eC20 the salariat was being distinguished from the proletariat.
Raymond Williams, 1976

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLASS DISTINCTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term class distinction is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Game, set and match. . . Beeb succeeds in dumbing down Wimbledon
... Betjeman's words: free speech, free passes, class distinction/democracy and proper drains. It used to be that our state broadcaster, the BBC, ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
2
MotoGP News: 2.2 million lease price among MotoGP 2017 …
The Factory and Open class distinction will disappear with the introduction of the single ECU next season. However technical concessions will ... «crash.net, Jul 15»
3
What do Brewers need from the UK Government?
This leads to the perception that your government suffers a bias against beer and those who enjoy said product, based on class distinction. «just-drinks.com, Jul 15»
4
Repercussion Theatre Presents TWELFTH NIGHT, Now thru 7/26
I saw that Elizabethan issues- class distinction and inequality, gender identity- were still highly charged topics but that Shakespeare's comedic ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
5
Anthropologist Jeremy Boissevain passes away
There was a “certain class distinction, with a tendency for the working class to be involved and others to look down on them”. He said that while ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
6
IHS Issues 2014 Sustainability Report
... America Sustainability Index and was included in the 2015 RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook, receiving the Bronze class distinction. «Business Wire, Jun 15»
7
FA Hayek and Why Government Can't Manage Society, Part I
... of the Nazi war machine; Soviet socialism seemed to offer a vision of a “better world” free from economic exploitation or class distinction. «Somewhat Reasonable - Heartland Institute, Jun 15»
8
Tri-Valley letters: Denouncers of lawns not in great company
It was not only a pleasant sight to see students dressed in a uniform way, but it did away with class distinction so everybody looked alike. «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
9
Meet the woman who decided plus-size clothing deserved its own …
There's not that class distinction. I think people like that. Have you made any major changes over the years? We've done away with some of the ... «L.A. Biz, Jun 15»
10
Reading the Bible Jesus' Way: Identifying Trajectories (XII)
... 3:28 Paul declares that in Christ there is no distinction between slave and free; in other words in Christ there is no room class distinction. «mySteinbach.ca, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Class distinction [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/class-distinction>. May 2024 ».
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