upper class

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌʌpəˈklɑːs/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌʌpɚˈklæs/

upper class (plural upper classes)

1. A class of people at the top of a social hierarchy.

   Synonym: the quality

   Coordinate terms: middle class, professional class, working class

2. The aristocracy.