Library / English Dictionary

    DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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 numberplay

    Synonyms:

    decimal system of classification; Dewey decimal classification; Dewey decimal system

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("Dewey decimal classification" is a kind of...):

    classification system (a system for classifying things)

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