Dewey classification

noun

Dew·​ey classification

ˈd(y)üē-,

-üi-

variants or Dewey decimal classification

: decimal classification

Word History

Etymology

after Melvil Dewey †1931 American librarian

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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