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upper class
noun
: a social class that is above the middle class : the highest social class
Full Definition of UPPER CLASS
: a social class occupying a position above the middle class and having the highest status in a society
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First Known Use of UPPER CLASS
1814
Related to UPPER CLASS
- Synonyms
- elite, gentility, gentlefolk (also gentlefolks), gentry, nobility, patriciate, quality, aristocracy, upper crust
- Antonyms
- proletarians, proletariat
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