caste

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Synonyms: case, cast, chaste, haste, castle, baste, waste, taste, paste, casts, easte

Antonyms: case, cast, chaste, haste, castle, baste, waste, taste, paste, casts, easte

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Noun

1. Any of the [[hereditary]] [[social]] [[class]]es and [[subclass]]es of South Asian [[society|societies]] or similar found historically in other cultures.
2. A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly associate with each other.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[division]] of society into castes; the caste [[system]].
4. {{lb|en|zoology}} A [[class]] of [[polymorphous]] [[eusocial]] [[insect]]s of a particular [[size]] and [[function]] within a [[colony]].

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