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NOUN (1)

1. 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;
[syn: Dewey decimal classification, Dewey decimal system, decimal system of classification]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

decimal system of classification n 1: 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 [syn: Dewey decimal classification, Dewey decimal system, decimal system of classification]