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The correct spelling is classified.
How to pronounce classified
adjective
Say it like: Cla-ssi-fee-d
The correct spelling is classified. Sorted into classes or categories For example: "We do not discuss specific interrogation techniques because they are classified information."
Usage Examples
“We do not discuss specific interrogation techniques because they are classified information.”
“Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?”
“They decided to classify that information.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Sorted into classes or categories
- 2.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.
- 3.Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.
verb
- 1.To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
- 2.To declare something a secret, especially a government secret
noun
- 1.A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.
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