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hierarchic

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hi·er·ar·chi·cal  (h-rärk-kl, h-rär-) or hi·er·ar·chic (-kk) or hi·er·ar·chal (-rärkl)
adj.
Of or relating to a hierarchy.
hier·archi·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.hierarchic - 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"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first"
hierarchal, hierarchical
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