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dewey decimal system is a noun meaning "a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number". It carries one recorded sense.
a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for dewey decimal system come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.