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- [hahy-uh-rahr-kee, hahy-rahr-]
- /ˈhaɪ əˌrɑr ki, ˈhaɪ rɑr-/
- /ˈhaɪə.rɑː.ki/
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- [hahy-uh-rahr-kee, hahy-rahr-]
- /ˈhaɪ əˌrɑr ki, ˈhaɪ rɑr-/
Definitions of hierarchy word
- noun plural hierarchy any system of persons or things ranked one above another. 1
- noun plural hierarchy government by ecclesiastical rulers. 1
- noun plural hierarchy the power or dominion of a hierarch. 1
- noun plural hierarchy an organized body of ecclesiastical officials in successive ranks or orders: the Roman Catholic hierarchy. 1
- noun plural hierarchy one of the three divisions of the angels, each made up of three orders, conceived as constituting a graded body. 1
- noun plural hierarchy Also called celestial hierarchy. the collective body of angels. 1
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Origin of hierarchy
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; < Medieval Latin hierarchia < Late Greek hierarchía rule or power of the high priest, equivalent to hier- hier- + archía -archy; replacing Middle English jerarchie < Middle French ierarchie < Medieval Latin ierarchia, variant of hierarchia
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Parts of speech for Hierarchy
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hierarchy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hierarchy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hierarchy
noun hierarchy
- pecking order — Animal Behavior. a dominance hierarchy, seen especially in domestic poultry, that is maintained by one bird pecking another of lower status.
- position — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- pyramid — Architecture. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. (in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
- scale — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- grouping — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
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