• Classified

    Origin 1

    Verb

    classified
    1. classified

      (past of classify)
      Make sure all the field observations are classified by species.

    Adjective

    classified

    1. 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.
    2. Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.I won't say who I'm going to the prom with; that's classified.

    Origin 2

    From classified advertisement, by shortening.

    Full definition of classified

    Noun

    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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