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hierarchy
What does hierarchy mean?
hierarchy (noun): a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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Where does hierarchy come from?
From Middle English ierarchie, jerarchie, from Old French ierarchie, jerarchie.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to hierarchy
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “hierarchy” mean?
a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
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one individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition
Not quite: that's what self means.
one's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past
Not quite: that's what background means.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
Not quite: that's what night means.
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