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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superclass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-class
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the hierarchy to subclasses.

noun

A taxon ranking below a phylum and above a class.

verb

To create a superclass of.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English class English superclass From super- + class.

Usage

Inflected Forms

superclasses (plural) super class (alternative) superclasses (present, singular) superclassing (participle, present) superclassed (participle, past) superclassed (past)

Phrases

abstract type base class

Frequently Paired Words

abstract type base class interface

Synonyms

base class parent class superset

Antonyms

subclass subset

Questions

What does superclass mean?
A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the hierarchy to subclasses.
Where does superclass come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English class English superclass From super- + class.

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