"classified" in the noun sense
1. classified ad, classified advertisement, classified
a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type
"classified" in the verb sense
1. classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
arrange or order by classes or categories
"How would you classify these pottery shards
2. classify
declare unavailable, as for security reasons
"Classify these documents"
3. relegate, classify
assign to a class or kind
"How should algae be classified?"
"People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
"classified" in the adjective sense
1. classified
arranged into classes
2. classified
official classification of information or documents withheld from general circulation
"thousands of classified documents have now been declassified"
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