mid·dle-class
ˌmi-dᵊl-ˈklas 
: of or relating to the middle class
especially
: characterized by a high material standard of living, sexual morality, and respect for property
: a class occupying a position between the upper class and the lower class
especially
: a fluid heterogeneous socioeconomic grouping composed principally of business and professional people, bureaucrats, and some farmers and skilled workers sharing common social characteristics and values
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Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Chekhov mostly wrote about ennui-laden middle-class Russians trapped on their shrinking country estates.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
But as the Soviet Union fell and the space race slowed, Sridhar pivoted to providing clean energy technology for the rising global middle class.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Ephron gives Rachel, the character modeled after herself, a handful of upper middle-class neuroses and places her in group therapy.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Chekhov mostly wrote about ennui-laden middle-class Russians trapped on their shrinking country estates.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
Michael Sutton, a redevelopment coordinator of no relation to Fran Sutton, attributes the vastness of the land bank, particularly in northeast Wyandotte, to 20th century redlining and southward and westward flight of the county’s white, wealthy and middle class families.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
But as the Soviet Union fell and the space race slowed, Sridhar pivoted to providing clean energy technology for the rising global middle class.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Middle-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle-class. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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