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class vs syntactic category

syntactic category vs class

class and syntactic category both are nouns.

class is a verb but syntactic category is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
class Yes No Yes No
syntactic category Yes No No No
As nouns, syntactic category is a hyponym of class; that is, syntactic category is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than class:
  • class: a collection of things sharing a common attribute
  • syntactic category: (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
Other hyponyms of class include grammatical category, paradigm, substitution class, brass family, violin family, woodwind family, stamp, sex, declension, conjugation, denomination, histocompatibility complex, weight class.
class (noun) syntactic category (noun)
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
elegance in dress or behavior
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
a body of students who are taught together
a body of students who graduate together
a league ranked by quality
class (verb) syntactic category (verb)
arrange or order by classes or categories
Difference between class and syntactic category

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