classe

Definitions of classe
  1. noun
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
    synonyms: associazione, categoria, corporazione, ordine
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    cooperativa, cooperativismo, cooperazione
    an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
    circolo, club, gruppo, salotto
    a formal association of people with similar interests
    associazione di categoria, consorzio, sindacato
    an association of companies for some definite purpose
    banda, congrega, gang, genia, masnada, quadrato
    an association of criminals
    fratellanza
    a social club for male undergraduates
    massoneria
    Freemasons collectively
    cartello, cordata, pool, sindacato, trust
    a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
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    organizzazione
    a group of people who work together
  2. noun
    the body of people in a learned occupation
    synonyms: associazione, categoria, corporazione, ordine
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    avvocatura
    the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
    ministero, sacerdozio
    the body of ordained religious practitioners
    clero
    in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
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    occupazione
    a body of people doing the same kind of work
  3. noun
    position in a social hierarchy
    synonyms: grado, posizione, rango, strato, strato sociale
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    piazzamento
    proper or designated social situation
    nicchia, sistemazione
    a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
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    estrazione, onore, posizione, prestigio, stato, status, vanto
    the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
  4. noun
    relative status
    synonyms: grado, posizione, rango
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    primo
    the first or highest in an ordering or series
    sesto
    position six in a countable series of things
    undicesimo
    position 11 in a countable series of things
    tredicesimo
    position 13 in a countable series of things
    sedicesimo
    position 16 in a countable series of things
    diciassettesimo
    position 17 in a countable series of things
    diciottesimo
    position 18 in a countable series of things
    diciannovesimo
    position 19 in a countable series of things
    ventesimo
    position 20 in a countable series of things
    trentesimo
    position 30 in a countable series of things
    sessantesimo
    position 60 in a countable series of things
    settantesimo
    position 70 in a countable series of things
    novantesimo
    position 90 in a countable series of things
    parametro
    a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
    contea
    the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess
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    estrazione, onore, posizione, prestigio, stato, status, vanto
    the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
  5. noun
    a temporary military unit
    synonyms: contingente, forza, leva
  6. noun
    people having the same social, economic, or educational status
    synonyms: ceto, classe sociale, classe socio-economica, stato
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    pianeta
    people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
    confraternita, congregazione, fratellanza
    people engaged in a particular occupation
    classe lavoratrice, manodopera, popolo, proletariato
    a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
    borghesia, ceto medio, classe media
    the social class between the lower and upper classes
    malavita, malvivenza, teppa
    the criminal class
    casta
    a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
    casta
    (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
    alta borghesia
    the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
    mercato, piazza
    the customers for a particular product or service
    artigianato
    people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
    stampa
    the press, including journalists, newspaper writers, photographers
    aristocrazia
    the most powerful members of a society
    borsa nera
    people who engage in illicit trade
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    affollamento, folla, gente, moltitudine, popolo
    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
  7. noun
    (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
    synonyms: famiglia, ordine
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    rettili
    a family of reptiles
    echinodermi
    a family of echinoderms
    passeracei
    true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds
    accipitridi
    hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
    apodi
    swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes
    cefalopodi
    a family of Nematoda
    gasteropodi
    horse botflies
    platirrine
    New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin
    cucurbitacee
    a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
  8. noun
    a body of students who are taught together
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    adunata, aggruppamento, convegno, raccolta, raduno, raggruppamento, riunione, sciame
    a group of persons together in one place
  9. noun
    a room in a school where lessons take place
    synonyms: aula
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    ambiente, locale, stanza, vano
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  10. noun
    (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
    synonyms: aggregato, insieme
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    spazio
    (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind
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    astrazione
    a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
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