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s | classified |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb classified is

(classify).

As an adjective classified is

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.

As a noun classified is

(informal) a classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

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    classified

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)
  • (classify)
    • Make sure all the field observations are classified by species.

    Adjective

    (classified information) (en adjective)
  • 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.
  • 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 .

    Etymology 2

    (Classified advertising) From , by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.
    • He ran a classified for the tools he wanted to sell.