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clerical

adj
/ˈklɛɹɪkəl/UK

Etymology

From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”), from clēricus (“clergyman, priest”).

  1. derived from clēricālis

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to clerks or their work.

    • ‘The groans of this sick person,’ he said, ‘distract my attention. And without that it is extremely difficult to guard against clerical errors in this climate.’
    • "Yes," agreed Carrados, "naturally—where they make the Bank of England note paper. And how extraordinarily interesting his work there must be. Has he to do directly with the paper when it's made or is his department purely clerical?"

  2. Of or relating to the clergy.

  3. A member of the clergy.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Clerical garments.

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Derived

clerical collar, clerical error, clericalism, clericalist, clericality, clericalization, clericalize, clerically, clerical marriage, clerical script, interclerical, nonclerical, preclerical, pseudoclerical, semiclerical, unclerical

Vish — recursive loop

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

8 hops · closes at clerical

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

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