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Dewey decimal system Definition


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Dewey decimal system
classification
noun
    1. An international library classification system, in which books are assigned to numbered classes, with further subdivision of classes shown by numbers following a decimal point. Also called decimal classification.
Etymology: 19c: devised in 1873, by Melvil Dewey (1851‐1931), US librarian.



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