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Definition of middle-class adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

middle-class

adjective
 
/ˌmɪdl ˈklɑːs/
 
/ˌmɪdl ˈklæs/
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  1. connected with the middle social class
    • a middle-class background/family/suburb
    Extra Examples
    • Do you consider yourself to be middle class?
    • Middle-class people will be hit hardest by these tax rises.
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  2. (disapproving) typical of people from the middle social class, for example having traditional views
    • a middle-class attitude
    • The magazine is very middle-class.
    • The club has become very middle-class.
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