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cler⋅i⋅cal
[kler-i-kuh
l] 
–adjective
| 1. | of, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk or clerks: a clerical job. |
| 2. | doing the work of a clerk or clerks: a clerical assistant; a clerical staff. |
| 3. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the clergy or a member of the clergy: clerical garb. |
| 4. | advocating the power or influence of the clergy in politics, government, etc.: a clerical party. |
–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
Cler"ic*al\, a. [LL. clericalis. See Clerk.]1. Of or pertaining to the clergy; suitable for the clergy. "A clerical education." --Burke. 2. Of or relating to a clerk or copyist, or to writing. "Clerical work." --E. Everett. A clerical error, an error made in copying or writing.
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Language Translation for : clerical
Spanish:
clerical, eclesiástico,
German:
geistlich,
Japanese:
聖職の
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