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CLASSIFIED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type
Synonyms:
classified; classified ad; classified advertisement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("classified" is a kind of...):
newspaper ad; newspaper advertisement (a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "classified"):
want ad (a newspaper advertisement stating what is wanted)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arranged into classes
Classified under:
Similar:
categorised; categorized (arranged into categories)
grouped; sorted (arranged into groups)
Antonym:
unclassified (not arranged in any specific grouping)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation
Example:
thousands of classified documents have now been declassified
Classified under:
Similar:
eyes-only (official classification for documents; meant to be seen by only the person to whom it is directed)
confidential (the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified)
restricted (the lowest level of official classification for documents)
secret (the next to highest level of official classification for documents)
sensitive (of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security)
top-secret (the highest official level of classification of documents)
Antonym:
unclassified (not subject to a security classification)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb classify
Context examples:
According to the size of the malignant cells, the prominence of the nucleoli, and the amount of cytoplasm, it is classified either as small or large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma.
(Ampulla of Vater Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Morphologically, according to the growth pattern, it may be classified as tubular, tubulovillous, or villous.
(Ampulla of Vater Intestinal-Type Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
These lymphomas are usually extranodal, most often express a B-cell phenotype and morphologically are classified as Burkitt, diffuse large B-cell, and Hodgkin lymphomas.
(AIDS-Related Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
These would in time be duly classified and examined.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Agents used to treat malaria, and are usually classified based on action against plasmodia at different stages in their life cycle in the human.
(Antimalarial Agent, NCI Thesaurus)
According to the growth pattern, it is classified as tubular, papillary, or tubulopapillary.
(Bile Duct Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The dysplasia is classified as mild, moderate, or severe.
(Appendix Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
N-glycans thus synthesized are classified into three types: high-mannose type, complex type, and hybrid type.
(N-Glycan Biosynthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
Formed in lymphoid tissue, lymphocytes are white blood cells that can generally be classified as either T- or B-cells.
(Negative Regulation of Lymphocyte Activation, NCI Thesaurus)
Formulated therapeutic analogs of one of a number of endogenous chemokines other than those classified as CXC, CC, C, or CX3C (previously known as alpha, beta, gamma, and delta, respectively).
(Other Recombinant Chemokine, NCI Thesaurus)
