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superclasses

superclasses is the plural of superclass.

Meaning of superclass

Noun

superclass (plural superclasses)

  1. (object-oriented programming) 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.

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Questions about superclasses

What is superclasses the plural of?
Superclasses is the plural of superclass.

Words near superclasses in the dictionary

  1. supercivilized
  2. superclade
  3. superclades
  4. superclass
  5. superclassed
  6. superclasses
  7. superclassical
  8. superclassified
  9. superclassing
  10. superclausal
  11. superclean

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