English Online Dictionary. What means classified? What does classified mean?
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From classify + -ed.
Verb
classified
- simple past and past participle of classify
Adjective
classified (comparative more classified, superlative most classified)
- Sorted into classes or categories.
- Coordinate terms: classed, categorized, grouped
- 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.
- Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.
- Coordinate terms: private, secret
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Etymology 2
From classified advertisement, by shortening.
Noun
classified (plural classifieds)
- (informal) A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.