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clerical
What does clerical mean?
clerical (adjective): appropriate for or engaged in office work.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use clerical in a sentence?
- Clerical skills. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- The clerical staff. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce clerical?
/ˈklɛɹəkəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does clerical come from?
From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”), from clēricus (“clergyman, priest”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to clerical
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “clerical” mean?
existing as a part or portion; incomplete
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appropriate for or engaged in office work
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consisting of different elements; various
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related to an empire, emperor, or empress
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