hierarchical

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Synonyms: hierarchichal, hierarchal, hierarchic, heirarchical

Antonyms: hierarchichal, hierarchal, hierarchic, heirarchical

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Adjective

1. Pertaining to a hierarchy (a ranking).
2. Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.
   • She claimed that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of 'true' art.
3. Reflecting relationships wholly consisting of subranks subsumed by ranks, a branching pattern of logic modeled like a tree.

Adjective

1. Pertaining to a hierarch (a high-ranking priest or bishop).

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