adjective
(used of society) socially hierarchical
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American society is becoming increasingly stratified
• Syn: ↑stratified
• Similar to: ↑hierarchical, ↑hierarchal, ↑hierarchic
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective : actively aware of one's position or of one's responsibilities or privileges as a member of a particular social or economic class or of one's identity of interest or common status with others of the same class usually as against other such classes; especially : actively aware in this way of one's membership in the proletariat
• class consciousness noun
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classˈ-conscious adjective
Clearly or acutely conscious of membership of a social class
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Main Entry: ↑class
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class-conscious UK US adjective
influenced by a strong feeling of belonging to a particular social class and noticing differences between the classes
Derived Word: class-consciousness
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adj [more \class-conscious; most \class-conscious]
: 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
She was never very class-conscious, so it surprised her when her classmates talked about the “rich kids” and “poor kids” on campus.
We live in a class-conscious society.
class-consciousness noun [noncount]
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very aware of belonging to a particular social class and of the differences between social classes
Derived Word: ↑class-consciousness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.