Hypernym

collection 1

noun

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

Member_meronym

superphylum 1

noun

(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass

family 3

noundomain: group

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

Examples

1.there are two classes of detergents

Synonyms

class 1
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
category 1
a collection of things sharing a common attribute

Hyponym

grammatical category 1

noun

(grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties

substitution class 1

noun

the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)

brass family 1

noun

(music) the family of brass instruments

violin family 1

noun

(music) the family of bowed stringed instruments

woodwind family 1

noun

(music) the family of woodwind instruments

Member_holonym

superphylum 1

noun

(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass