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KAHST/kɑːst/

Caste is a hereditary social class, especially in some South Asian societies: a caste system; caste discrimination. Class is broader (already in the dictionary); clan is kin (later). Name caste only if the source uses that term. Mix-up: cast (actors / throw, already in the dictionary); castle. Do not invent a caste hierarchy the extract does not name.

Meaning

A hereditary social class, especially in some South Asian societies.

Examples

• “Name caste only if the source uses that term; do not invent a hierarchy.”
• “Caste discrimination featured in the human-rights source, which is the inequality sense.”

Good to know

a caste system; caste discrimination / group. Broader: class. Trap: cast / castle. History, RS, and citizenship. A hereditary class — match the source’s wording.

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