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hierarchic

adjective

Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers

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Word length
10
Starts with
H
Ends with
C
Contains
IE
Scrabble score
20

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Pronunciation

haɪ.əˈɹɑː.kɪk

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adjective

  1. Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers

    “It has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art”

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It has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art
In her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first

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