classified
pronunciation
How to pronounce classified in British English:
UK [ˈklæsɪfaɪd]
How to pronounce classified in American English:
US [ˈklæsəˌfaɪd]
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- Adjective:
- arranged into classes
- official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation
Word Origin
- classified (adj.)
- "arranged in classes," 1828, past participle adjective from classify. Meaning "secret" (of government information) is from 1941, American English. Classifieds (n.) "newspaper advertisements arranged by classes," 1913, is short for classified advertisements
Example
- 1. Even a railway map is close to classified information .
- 2. Classified documents are published in their thousands online .
- 3. Most of the details of his career remain classified .
- 4. To this day the details remain classified .
- 5. So is punishing those who purloin classified materials .