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clerical

/ˈklɛɹɪkəl/adjective3 syllables

Clerical means: appropriate for or engaged in office work.

Synonyms for clerical7

adjective, as in appropriate for or engaged in office work

white-collar

also used for clerical

black-collar, cleric, pastoral, blackcoat, clergymember, clergyperson

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What does clerical mean?3

adjective

1

appropriate for or engaged in office work“clerical skills”

2

of or relating to clerks“clerical work”

3

of or relating to the clergy“clerical collar”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with clerical?1

four syllables

numerical
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Clerical in a sentence

  • I find it so strange that keyboards can be both musical and clerical.casaniere
  • The church's publication of a rant against same-sex marriage was clearly a clerical error.AlanF_US
  • After World War II, many employers hired women as temporary workers in clerical jobs.Cangarejo
  • Maybe Tom made a clerical error.CK

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