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hierarchic

hie·rarc·hic

UK/haɪ.əˈɹɑː.kɪk/ US/haɪˈɹɑɹ.kɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers

  • “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”

Origin

From hierarchy + -ic.

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