"middle-class" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more middle-class [comparative], most middle-class [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} middle-class (comparative more middle-class, superlative most middle-class)
  1. Occupying a position between the upper class and the working class. Translations (between the upper class and working class): keskiluokkainen (Finnish), großbürgerlich (German), meánaicmeach (Irish), borghese (Italian), среднокла́сен (srednoklásen) [masculine] (Macedonian), burgués [masculine] (Spanish), de clase media (Spanish), clase media (Spanish), clasemediero [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-middle-class-en-adj-u4FKEHD6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'between the upper class and working class': 84 16
  2. Characteristic of the middle class(es); reflective of that class's values and aspirations. Commonly associated with a desire for social respectability and an emphasis on family values and education. Derived forms: middle-classness Related terms: middle class Translations (characteristic of the middle class): keskiluokkainen (Finnish), meánaicmeach (Irish), borghese (Italian)
    Sense id: en-middle-class-en-adj-xNFWLEHz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'characteristic of the middle class': 14 86

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