Definition of "superclass" []

• A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a phylum and above a class. (noun)

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• "Since all our models in - herit from ActiveRecord:: Base, so far we have always relied on the initialization func - tion in the parent class (also called the superclass)."
• "The new rulers of the world would be a global cosmopolitan elite -- the 'superclass' that now exists in embryonic form, gathering in places like Davos."
• "The members of this group, which I call the "superclass," come from business, finance, politics, the military, the arts, the nonprofit world and other realms, including even "shadow elites" from terrorist or criminal organizations."