HyperDic: dewey_decimal_system

English > 1 sense of the expression Dewey decimal system:
NOUNcognitionDewey decimal system, Dewey decimal classification, decimal system of classificationa system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject / subject categories
English > Dewey decimal system: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject / subject categories; the subject / subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number.
SynonymsDewey decimal classification, decimal system of classification
Broaderclassification systemA system for classifying things

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