What is the meaning of second class?

noun

  • Not the highest rank in a classification.
  • Not the highest quality in a classification.
  • A class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations.

adverb

  • By second class conveyance.
    • usage: "we traveled second class"
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