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CLERICAL

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Appropriate for or engaged in office work

Example:

the clerical staff

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

white-collar (of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers)

Derivation:

clerk (an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the clergy

Example:

clerical collar

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

clergy (in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity))

Derivation:

clergy (in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Of or relating to clerks

Example:

clerical work

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

clerk (an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts))

Derivation:

clerk (an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts))

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