Class and Merit

Class

Class noun - One of the segments of society into which people are grouped.

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Merit and class are semantically related. in quality topic. In some cases you can use "Merit" instead a noun "Class".

Merit noun - A quality that gives something special worth.

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Class and merit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Class" instead a noun "Merit".

Nearby Words: merited, meriting

pure	pure class	pure merit
special	special class	special merit
particular	particular class	particular merit
common	common class	common merit
Other adjectives: right, separate, standard, single, actual, real, creative, new, final.

There's nothing quite like recording your grandparents having sex and playing it in class to merit a visit to the guidance counselor.

Source: Western Animation / Bob's Burgers
On account of his middle class provincial origins, Carnot did not find advancement in the Old Regime despite his obvious merit.

Source: Useful Notes / The French Revolution Major Figures
The second being that it represented the degradation of command structure in the Alliance, and the rising egotism of the officer class that put an emphasis on seniority of rank over merit.

Source: Literature / The Lost Fleet

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