First class and Second class

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First class noun - Mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection.

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Second class and first class are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Second class" instead a noun phrase "First class".

Second class noun - Not the highest quality in a classification.

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First class and second class are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "First class" instead a noun phrase "Second class".

Our Demons Are Different: Demons come in two flavours, first class and second class.

Source: Webcomic / The Boy Who Fell
Once they reached the same level in the second class, they got the abilities of the first class back.

Source: Class Change Level Reset
The plane also has at least three skeletons still on board from its last flight - one in second class, one in first class, and one in the cockpit.

Source: Western Animation / Madagascar

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Second class or First class. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/first_class/second_class.

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