Class and Ilk

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Class noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.

Usage example: a new class of wireless devices that could be used for Internet access as well as personal communication

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Ilk is a synonym for class in kind topic. In some cases you can use "Ilk" instead a noun "Class", when it comes to topics like sort, stamp.

Ilk noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

Usage example: we're looking for chestnuts and other items of that ilk for our autumn decorations

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Class is a synonym for ilk in type topic. You can use "Class" instead a noun "Ilk", if it concerns topics such as kind, sort.

old	old class	old ilk
similar	similar class	similar ilk
normal	normal class	normal ilk
original	original class	original ilk
Other adjectives: noble, final.

And by the New Jedi Order series the New Republic has a few such vessels of its own, specifically the Viscount-class battleship, expressly designed as a counter to the Super Star Destroyer and its ilk.

Source: Unnecessarily Large Vessel

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