Dewey Decimal System

Noun

Meaning

a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Dewey decimal system Dewey Decimal Classification decimal system of classification

Hypernyms

classification system

Examples

The Dewey decimal system really works. So that's all I needed to know. Elementary school taught me that. Michelle Rodriguez

Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you'd be able to find whatever you were looking for. Brian Selznick

He wished he was with his mom in her library, where everything was safe and numbered and organized by the Dewey decimal system. Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you'd be able to find whatever you were looking for, like the meaning of your dream, or your dad. Brian Selznick

You may wonder why Mom fought the Dewey decimal system but didn't fight the card catalog. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Dewey Dewey County Dewey Decimal Classification Dewey, Cheatem and Howe Dewey-Humboldt Deweyan