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third class
1noun
the class, grade, or rank immediately below the second.
the least costly class of accommodations on trains, in hotels, etc.
(in the U.S. Postal Service) the class of mail consisting of merchandise weighing up to 16 ounces, and written or printed material, as books, manuscripts, or circulars, not sealed against postal inspection.
the lowest of three honors degrees conferred by a British university.
third-class
2[thurd-klas, -klahs]
adjective
of the lowest or poorest class or quality; inferior.
least costly and luxurious.
a third-class coach.
adverb
by third-class mail or passenger accommodations.
to travel third-class.
third class
noun
the class or grade next in value, quality, etc, to the second
adjective
of the class or grade next in value, quality, etc, to the second
of or denoting the class of accommodation in a hotel, on a ship, etc, next in quality and price to the second: usually the cheapest
(in the US and Canada) of or relating to a class of mail consisting largely of unsealed printed matter
See third
adverb
by third-class mail, transport, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of third class1
Origin of third class2
Example Sentences
By the third class, I had established an unspoken understanding with the clay.
"There is a saying that South Korea's economy and culture are first class, but its politics are third class. Now is the chance to reflect on that."
The wealthy first-class passengers were given silver service for their meals - but in third class, it was a different story.
But on Thursday, officials announced that they had used advanced forensic technology to identify one of them as David Walker, a 19-year-old mess attendant third class from Norfolk, Va.
"On occasion, you get treated like a third class citizen" and in a "patronising, off-hand manner", she says.
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