overclass

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noun

A powerful, privileged social class.

“They spoke disparagingly of America's white overclass.”

Similar
aristocracyelite
Opposite
underclass
OriginEnglish class ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoverclass (plural overclasses)

plural overclasses

  1. A powerful, privileged social class.

    They spoke disparagingly of America's white overclass.

    Synonyms: aristocracy, elite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA powerful, privileged social class.

Similar
aristocracyelite
Opposite
underclass

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishclass
  8. Englishoverclass

From over- + class.

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Translations

French overclass
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Cite this entry
APA

overclass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overclass

MLA

“overclass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overclass. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overclass,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overclass.

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