word class

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word class

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From word + class.

noun word classes

  1. A linguistic form class whose members are words. These lists differentiated terms according to word class (that is, a word with both a noun and adjective definition counted as two separate items in the list).

    Similar: lexical category

  2. A linguistic form or structure class whose members are words.

    Similar: part of speech

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"word class." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/word%20class. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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word class. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/word%20class

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"word class." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/word%20class.

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@misc{word_class_2026,
  title = {word class},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/word%20class},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}