superclass

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superclass

noun superclasses · super class

A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the hierarchy to subclasses.
Similar: base class, parent class
A taxon ranking below a phylum and above a class.

Similar: superset · Opposite: subclass, subset

verb superclasses · superclassing · superclassed · super class

transitive To create a superclass of. Applications incorporating superclassing "clean up" by calling UnregisterClass on all superclassed classes.

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noun

Similar: superset · Opposite: subclass, subset

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noun class that passes attributes and methods

日本語	スーパークラス sūpākurasu
中文	父類別 /父类别 fùlèibié
Français	classe mère
Deutsch	Überklasse
Ελληνικά	υπερκλάση yperklási
Русский	надкла́сс nadkláss, суперкла́сс superkláss, роди́тельский класс rodítelʹskij klass

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@misc{superclass_2026,
  title = {superclass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/superclass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}