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Dewey decimal classification
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Dewey decimal classification
n.
A system used in libraries for organizing nonfiction publications into subject categories corresponding to three-digit numerals, with further specification expressed by numerals following a decimal point.
[After Melvil Dewey.]
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Noun1.Dewey decimal classification - 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
decimal system of classification, Dewey decimal system
classification system - a system for classifying things
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