Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

base class

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables: base -class
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A class from which other classes can be derived, inheriting its functionality or interface; a potential superclass for subclasses.

Inflected Forms

base classes (plural)

Synonyms

parent class superclass

Questions

What does base class mean?: A class from which other classes can be derived, inheriting its functionality or interface; a potential superclass for subclasses.

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