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Definition of "middle-class" []

  • Occupying a position between the upper class and the working class (adjective)
  • Characteristic of the middle class(es); reflective of that class's values and aspirations. Commonly associated with a desire for social respectability and an emphasis on family values and education. (adjective)

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Use "middle-class" in a sentence
  • "If you're curious, the term "middle-class" generally applies to an individual making between $19,000 and $91,000."
  • "If you're curious, the term "middle-class" generally applies to an individual making between"
  • "It is not immediately clear that the ability to joke in Chinese is what the primary voters of South Carolina are seeking in a Republican presidential nominee. has pledged to abolish use of the phrase "middle-class" because, apparently, doing so is just giving in to Barack Obama's class warfare."