how to pronounce classified

/ˈklæsəˌfaɪd/

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classified is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of classified in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… happened but is classified by the …”

meanings of classified

adjective:

Formally assigned by a government to one of several levels of sensitivity, usually (in English) top secret, secret, confidential, and, in some countries, restricted; thereby making disclosure to unauthorized persons illegal.
Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.
Sorted into classes or categories.

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of classify.

noun:

A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.

classified frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word classified occurs in english on average 6.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics classified can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that classified can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;