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UNDERCLASS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The social class lowest in the social hierarchy
Synonyms:
lower class; underclass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("underclass" is a kind of...):
class; social class; socio-economic class; stratum (people having the same social, economic, or educational status)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum
Example:
underclass mothers and children
Classified under:
Similar:
underprivileged (lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society)
