Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Middle class — Sociology … Wikipedia
Middle class — Middle Mid dle (m[i^]d d l), a. [OE. middel, AS. middel; akin to D. middel, OHG. muttil, G. mittel. [root]271. See {Mid}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Middle Class (band) — Middle Class Origin Santa Ana, California, USA Genres Punk rock Hardcore punk Years active 1977–1982, 2010 Present Past members … Wikipedia
Middle Class Union — The Middle Class Union was founded by Lord George Ranken Askwith in March 1919 to safeguard property after the Reform Act 1918 had increased the number of working class people eligible to vote. The Conservative MP and Irish landowner J. R.… … Wikipedia
middle-class — adjective Date: 1836 of or relating to the middle class; especially characterized by a high material standard of living, sexual morality, and respect for property • middle classness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Upper middle class — The upper middle class is a sociological concept referring to the social group constituted by higher status members of the middle class. This is in contrast to the term lower middle class used for the group at the other end of the middle class… … Wikipedia
middle class — noun Date: 1756 a class occupying a position between the upper class and the lower class; especially a fluid heterogeneous socioeconomic grouping composed principally of business and professional people, bureaucrats, and some farmers and skilled… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Lower middle class — In developed nations across the earth, the lower middle class, is a sub division of the greater middle class which constitutes by far the largest socio economic class. Universally the term refers to the group of middle class households or… … Wikipedia
The Story of Civilization — Author(s) Will Durant Ariel Durant … Wikipedia
lower-middle-class — adj. occupying the lower part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lower-class vs middle-class vs upper-class low-class — non U on U (n[o^]n*[=u] ), adj. Not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language use. [Chiefly British] [Narrower terms: {lower class (vs. middle class) (vs. upper class), low class}] Syn: vulgar. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
