: a system of classifying books and other publications whereby main classes are designated by a 3-digit number and subdivisions are shown by numbers after a decimal point
called also Dewey decimal system
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Dewey decimal classification
noun
Dew·ey decimal classification
ˌd(y)ü-ē- 
: a system of library classification in which publications are assigned a number from 0 to 999 according to subject
called also Dewey decimal system
Etymology
named for Melvil Dewey 1851–1931 American librarian
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