"second-class" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} second-class (not comparable)
  1. (neutral or mildly positive connotation) Of a standard or grade one level below the best. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-second-class-en-adj-6Ruqsz0H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. (negative connotation) Inferior in quality or standing. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: second-rate Translations (inferior in quality or standing): tweedeklas (Dutch), toisen luokan (Finnish), de seconde zone (French), de second ordre (French), zweiter Klasse (German), zweitklassig (German), másodosztályú (Hungarian), di serie B (Italian), secundārius (Latin), annenklasses (Norwegian Bokmål), annenrangs (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-second-class-en-adj-dHVa6ZYV Disambiguation of 'inferior in quality or standing': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: second-class citizen, second-class entity, second-class object, second-class value Related terms: first-class, third-class

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      "sense": "inferior in quality or standing",
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