Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dewey_decimal_system

1 sense of dewey decimal system

Sense 1
Dewey decimal classification, Dewey decimal system, decimal system of classification -- (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)
       => classification system -- (a system for classifying things)