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superclass

noun

Meaning

  1. A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the hierarchy to subclasses.
  2. A taxon ranking below a phylum and above a class.
  3. To create a superclass of.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

super class(English)base class(English)subclass(English)supertype(English)derived class(English)supermethod(English)virtual class(English)multiple inheritance(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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