second-class

second-class
second-class (adj.) 1837, from SECOND (Cf. second) (adj.) + CLASS (Cf. class) (n.). Phrase second-class citizen is recorded from 1942.

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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 — adjective Date: circa 1838 1. of or relating to a second class 2. mediocre; also socially, politically, or economically deprived …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Second-class citizen — is an informal term used to describe a person who is systematically discriminated against within a state or other political jurisdiction, despite their nominal status as a citizen or legal resident there. While not necessarily slaves, outlaws or… …   Wikipedia

  • Second Class Male/Time To Go — Second Class Male and Time To Go were a series of 12 spoof newspaper columns written by Chris Morris and Robert Katz [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/07/31/neye131.xml] (under the pseudonym Richard Geefe) that appeared… …   Wikipedia

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