"classitis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-classitis.wav
Etymology: From class + -itis. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|class|itis}} class + -itis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} classitis (uncountable)
  1. (web design, usually derogatory) The practice of authoring stylesheets with redundant and semantically unhelpful classes. Tags: derogatory, uncountable, usually Related terms: divitis
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