Dewey decimal systemnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdʒuː.i ˈdes.ɪ.məl ˌsɪs.təm/us/ˌduː.i ˈdes.ə.məl ˌsɪs.təm/a system of organizing books and magazines, etc. in libraries, by which a book is given three numbers for each main subject and another number or numbers, after a decimal point (= a small solid circle) for its place within that subject
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Lists and catalogues
- a laundry list idiom
- a list as long as your arm idiom
- agenda
- archivist
- bucket list
- concordance
- GI
- honours list
- indices
- inventory
- laundry
- listicle
- roll
- rota
- shortlist
- tally
- taxonomy
- telephone book
- transfer list
- wordlist
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