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hierarchic

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hi⋅er⋅ar⋅chi⋅cal

[hahy-uh-rahr-ki-kuhl, hahy-rahr-]
–adjective
of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
Also, hi⋅er⋅ar⋅chic.


Origin:
1425–75; late ME. See hierarch, -ical


hi⋅er⋅ar⋅chi⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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hi·er·ar·chi·cal   (hī'ə-rär'kĭ-kəl, hī-rär'-)   
adj.  Of or relating to a hierarchy.
hi'er·ar'chi·cal·ly adv.
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