classified

noun

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

adjective

Sorted into classes or categories.

Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.

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.

Roots

classisclass- · Latin · class, division facio-fi · Latin · make, do

Synonyms for classified

categorizedadj secretadj groupedadj catalogedn undisclosedadj unrevealedadj restrictedadj hiddenadj concealedadj

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