classified
adjective/ˈklæsɪfaɪd/
/ˈklæsɪfaɪd/
[usually before noun]- (of information) officially secret and available only to particular people
- classified information/documents/material
Extra Examples- The British government is still refusing to disclose certain classified documents.
- The magazine printed a controversial article based on classified material.
- We are not in a position to divulge that information: it is classified.
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- with information arranged in groups according to subjects
- a classified catalogue
- classifiedsnoun [plural] classified advertisements (= small advertisements in a newspaper or on a website, placed in sections according to their subjects)Topics Businessc2
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