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caste | social status or position conferred by a system based on class | |
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caste | [in entomology] in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony | |
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caste | a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth | |
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caste | [in hinduism] a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity |