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DECIMAL SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
Synonyms:
decimal system of classification; Dewey decimal classification; Dewey decimal system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("decimal system of classification" is a kind of...):
classification system (a system for classifying things)
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