superclass
noun/ˈsuːpərklæs/
Frequency rank: #19,783 most common English word
Meaning
a class from which other classes are derived; a parent class in a hierarchy.
Example sentence
In object-oriented programming, Animal is often used as superclass from which Dog and Cat inherit their basic properties.
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