middle class, the

middle class, the
,middle `class, the noun *
the social class that consists mostly of educated people who have professional jobs:
the upper/lower middle class: She considers herself to be a member of the upper middle class.
the growth of the middle classes in the 19th century
─ compare LOWER CLASS, UPPER CLASS, WORKING CLASS

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