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English to English noun
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social status or position conferred by a system based on class |  | Example: lose caste by doing work beneath one's station
source: wordnet30
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(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity | | source: wordnet30
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a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth | | source: wordnet30
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in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony | | source: wordnet30
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One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindoos are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism. | | source: webster1913
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