Definitions for underclassˈʌn dərˌklæs, -ˌklɑs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•der•class*ˈʌn dərˌklæs, -ˌklɑs(n.)

  1. a social stratum consisting of persons living in persistent poverty and social isolation.

    Category: Sociology

* Usage: See collective noun.

Origin of underclass:

1915–20

Princeton's WordNet

  1. lower class, underclass(adj)

    the social class lowest in the social hierarchy

  2. underclass(a)(adj)

    belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum

    "underclass mothers and children"

Wiktionary

  1. underclass(Noun)

    the poorest class of people in a given society


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