subclass
noun
sub·class
ˈsəb-ˌklas 
: a primary division of a class: such as
a
: a category in biological classification ranking below a class and above an order
b
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Patch 8 also introduces 12 new subclasses for players to try out in the character builder.
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Rahul Majumdar, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Civil rights groups argue Trump would create a new unconstitutional subclass of U.S.-born noncitizens.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
This order seeks to repeat one of the gravest errors in American history, by creating a permanent subclass of people born in the U.S. who are denied full rights as Americans.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Over generations, policy makers have created many subclasses of conflict: cold wars, police actions, hybrid wars, cyber wars.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Rahul Majumdar, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Civil rights groups argue Trump would create a new unconstitutional subclass of U.S.-born noncitizens.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
This order seeks to repeat one of the gravest errors in American history, by creating a permanent subclass of people born in the U.S. who are denied full rights as Americans.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Over generations, policy makers have created many subclasses of conflict: cold wars, police actions, hybrid wars, cyber wars.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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subclass
noun
sub·class
ˈsəb-ˌklas
: a category in biological classification ranking below a class and above an order
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