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əˌfaɪd adjective
1.
arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
2.
of or designating the part or parts of a publication that contain advertisements or lists arranged by category: Look under “plumbers” in the classified pages of the telephone book. He found a job for a “typist” in the classified section of the newspaper.
3.
a.
bearing the designation classified.
b.
available only to authorized persons. Compare classification ( def 5 ).
4.
confidential or secret: The firm's promotional budget for next year is classified information.
noun
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verb (used with object), clas·si·fied, clas·si·fy·ing.
2.
3.
to limit the availability of (information, a document, etc.) to authorized persons.
Related forms
clas·si·fi·a·ble, adjective
mis·clas·si·fy, verb (used with object), mis·clas·si·fied, mis·clas·si·fy·ing.
non·clas·si·fi·a·ble, adjective
o·ver·clas·si·fy, verb (used with object), o·ver·clas·si·fied, o·ver·clas·si·fy·ing.
pre·clas·si·fy, verb (used with object), pre·clas·si·fied, pre·clas·si·fy·ing.
un·clas·si·fi·a·ble, adjective
un·clas·si·fi·a·ble·ness, noun
un·clas·si·fi·a·b·ly, adverb
un·clas·si·fy·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. class, rank, rate, categorize, group.
1. class, rank, rate, categorize, group.
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classified (ˈklæsɪˌfaɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | arranged according to some system of classification |
| 2. | government (of information) not available to people outside a restricted group, esp for reasons of national security |
| 3. | (of information) closely concealed or secret |
| 4. | (of advertisements in newspapers, etc) arranged according to type |
| 5. | (Brit) (of newspapers) containing sports results, esp football results |
| 6. | (of British roads) having a number in the national road system. If the number is preceded by an M the road is a motorway, if by an A it is a first-class road, and if by a B it is a secondary road |
| classify (ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ) | |
| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to arrange or order by classes; categorize |
| 2. | government to declare (information, documents, etc) of possible aid to an enemy and therefore not available to people outside a restricted group |
| [C18: back formation from | |
| 'classifiable | |
| —adj | |
| 'classifier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
classify
1799, from Fr. classifier, from classe (see class). Related: Classification (1790).
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