clas·si·fied [classifiedclassifieds] BrE [ˈklæsɪfaɪd] NAmE [ˈklæsɪfaɪd] adjective usually before noun 1. (of information)officially secret and available only to particular people •classified information/documents/material Opp: ↑unclassified 2. with information arranged in groups according to subjects •a classified catalogue 3.classifiedsnoun plural = ↑classified advertisements
Example Bank: •The British government is still refusing to disclose certain classified documents. •The magazine printed a controversial article based on classified material. •We are not in a position to divulge that information: it is classified.
