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発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈklɛɹɪkəl/

形容詞

clerical (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to clerks or their work.
   • 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I:

     ‘The groans of this sick person,’ he said, ‘distract my attention. And without that it is extremely difficult to guard against clerical errors in this climate.’

   • 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

     "Yes," agreed Carrados, "naturally—where they make the Bank of England note paper. And how extraordinarily interesting his work there must be. Has he to do directly with the paper when it's made or is his department purely clerical?"

2. Of or relating to the clergy.

   Synonyms: black-collar, cleric; see also Thesaurus:clerical

派生語

関連する語

• clergy
• clergyman
• cleric
• clerk

名詞

clerical (plural clericals)

1. (now uncommon) A member of the clergy. [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: blackcoat, clergymember, clergyperson; see also Thesaurus:cleric

2. (in the plural, informal) Clerical garments. [from 19th c.]

Further reading

• “clerical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “clerical”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.