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classe

class

noun KLAHS-seh Common
People & Society Education

Origin: Latin classis (group, fleet, class of citizens)

Also means

classroom

Usage Note

Classe covers school class (la mia classe ha venti alunni), social class (classe operaia), and the quality of style ('class'). When meaning 'classroom' Italians use classe or aula, the latter being more specific to the room itself. The plural classi is regular.

Examples

"La nostra classe ha venti studenti."

Natural Translation

Our class has twenty students.

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