classified

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Etymology 1[edit]

classify +‎ -ed

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classified

  1. simple past and past participle of classify
    Make sure all the field observations are classified by species.

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classified (comparative more classified, superlative most classified)

  1. Sorted into classes or categories.
    Coordinate terms: classed, categorized, grouped
  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.
    We do not discuss specific interrogation techniques because they are classified information.
    • 1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture):
      Charlie: Where did you see this?
      Maverick: That's classified. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
      Charlie: I have Top Secret clearance. The Pentagon sees to it that I know more than you.
  3. Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.
    Coordinate terms: private, secret
    I won't say who I'm going to the prom with; that's classified.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From classified advertisement, by shortening.

Noun[edit]

classified (plural classifieds)

  1. (informal) A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.
    He ran a classified for the tools he wanted to sell.
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