SUPERCLASS

superclass

(noun) (biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

superclass (plural superclasses)

(computing, object-oriented programming) A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the hierarchy to subclasses.

(taxonomy) A taxon ranking below a phylum and above a class.

Synonyms

• (computing): base class, parent class

• (general): superset

Antonyms

• subclass

• subset

Hypernyms

• class

Verb

superclass (third-person singular simple present superclasses, present participle superclassing, simple past and past participle superclassed)

(transitive, computing, object-oriented programming) To create a superclass of.

Source: Wiktionary

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