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adjective
noun
5.
a cleric.
6.
clericals, Informal. clerical garments.
7.
a person or a party advocating the power or influence of the church in politics, government, etc.
8.
a person who does clerical work; office worker; clerk.
9.
Also called clerical error. a minor error, as in the keeping of records, the transcribing of documents, or the handling of correspondence.
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Clerical
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Origin:
1425–75 for sense “learned”; 1585–95 for def. 3; late Middle English < Late Latin clēricālis, equivalent to clēric(us) cleric + -ālis -al1
1425–75 for sense “learned”; 1585–95 for def. 3; late Middle English < Late Latin clēricālis, equivalent to clēric(us) cleric + -ālis -al1
Related forms
cler·i·cal·i·ty, noun
cler·i·cal·ly, adverb
in·ter·cler·i·cal, adjective
non·cler·i·cal, adjective, noun
non·cler·i·cal·ly, adverb
EXPANDpre·cler·i·cal, adjective
pro·cler·i·cal, adjective
pseu·do·cler·i·cal, adjective
pseu·do·cler·i·cal·ly, adverb
qua·si-cler·i·cal, adjective
qua·si-cler·i·cal·ly, adverb
sem·i·cler·i·cal, adjective
sem·i·cler·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·cler·i·cal, adjective
un·cler·i·cal·ly, adverb
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