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— meaning in English

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English meaning

  • choir noun A group of singers who perform together, often in a church or school.
  • class noun A group of people or things sharing common features; a category.
  • classmate noun A fellow student in the same class or year at school.
  • predicament noun A difficult, awkward, or unpleasant situation.

Senses

类 is used for these senses in English:

  • choir (Christian angelology) One of the nine ranks or orders of angels.
  • class (countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
  • class (taxonomy, countable) A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.
  • classmate A student who is in the same class at school.
  • predicament A definite class, state or condition.

choir — full definition

  1. noun A group of singers who perform together, often in a church or school.
  2. noun The part of a church, near the altar, where the singers traditionally sit.

class — full definition

  1. noun A group of people or things sharing common features; a category.
  2. noun A social group defined by wealth, occupation, or background.
  3. noun A group of students taught together, or a single scheduled lesson.
  4. noun Elegance, style, or dignified behaviour.
  5. verb To place something or someone into a particular category.

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