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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The socioeconomic class or classes of lower than middle rank in a society.
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- noun A class of people in a society characterized by low income, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low
social status .
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