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Hierarchal Definition & Meaning

hierarchal
adjective
  1. classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first"

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What does hierarchal mean?
classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first"
What part of speech is hierarchal?
Hierarchal is an adjective.

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