"upper middle class" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upper middle classes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} upper middle class (plural upper middle classes)
  1. A social and economic class lying above the lower middle class and below the upper class. Synonyms: professional class Related terms: middle class, upper-class, working class Translations (social and economic class): vyšší střední třída [feminine] (Czech), ylempi keskiluokka (Finnish), clase media alta [feminine] (Galician), ზედა საშუალო კლასი (zeda sašualo ḳlasi) (Georgian), მსხვილი ბურჟუაზია (msxvili buržuazia) (Georgian), ви́ша сре́дна класа (víša srédna klasa) [feminine] (Macedonian), classe média alta [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-upper_middle_class-en-noun-qnO-Oe3S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'social and economic class': 94 6
  2. (in the plural) the groups in society composed of highly educated professionals and middle managerial level workers. Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-upper_middle_class-en-noun-T-EfCazG

Inflected forms

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