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| 1. | [ adjective ] classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers | |
| Synonyms: | hierarchic hierarchal | |
| Examples: | "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art" "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first" |
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| Related terms: | nonhierarchical graded gradable class-conscious | |
| Similar spelling: |
hierarchically hierarchic hierarchal hierarchy |
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