(historical, UK, Oxford University) A candidate for graduation in arts who is placed in an honour class, as opposed to a passman, who is not classified.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
An old-fashioned or South Asian English term for a classmate — someone who attends the same class or course as you. While 'classmate' has mostly taken over in global English, 'classfellow' hangs on in Indian educational contexts and older formal writing. It carries a slightly more formal, collegial feel than its modern replacement, and you'll still spot it in Indian newspapers, school reports, and correspondence from those who grew up with it.
(US) All students who have graduated or will graduate from a school in a given year.
A classmate.
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A member of a class.
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