upper ten thousand in English

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        "The ten thousand people, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy."
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        "(dated, colloquial) The ten thousand people, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy."
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        "(dated, colloquial) The ten thousand people, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy."
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  "word": "upper ten thousand"
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"upper ten thousand" meaning in English

Noun