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classified

verb
/ˈklæsəfaɪd/CA

Etymology

From classified advertisement, by shortening.

Definitions

  1. simple past and past participle of classify

    • Make sure all the field observations are classified by species.

  2. Sorted into classes or categories.

  3. Formally assigned by a government to one of several levels of sensitivity, usually (in…

    Formally assigned by a government to one of several levels of sensitivity, usually (in English) top secret, secret, confidential, and, in some countries, restricted; thereby making disclosure to unauthorized persons illegal.

    • We do not discuss specific interrogation techniques because they are classified information.
    • Charlie: Where did you see this? Maverick: That's classified. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. Charlie: I have Top Secret clearance. The Pentagon sees to it that I know more than you.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.

      • I won't say who I'm going to the prom with; that's classified.

    2. A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.

      • He ran a classified for the tools he wanted to sell.

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Derived

classified ad, classified advertisement, declassified, nonclassified, preclassified, reclassified, semiclassified, subclassified, superclassified, unclassified

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at classified. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at classified. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at classified

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA