Also Inflected form of classify
classified
clas·si·fied
adjective
1.
arranged into classes
2.
official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation
- “thousands of classified documents have now been declassified”
Origin
From classified advertisement, by shortening.
Phrases
- bigot list
- classified ad
- classified advertisement
- on a need-to-know basis
Related words
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