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class–conscious
adjective
: having or showing a lot of awareness about which economic or social level a person is in : thinking that a person's economic or social class is important
Full Definition of CLASS-CONSCIOUS
1
: actively aware of one's common status with others in a particular economic or social level of society
2
: believing in class struggle
— class consciousness noun
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First Known Use of CLASS-CONSCIOUS
1903
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