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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχίᾱ (hierarkhíā).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɐ
- Hyphenation: hie‧rar‧qui‧a
Noun
hierarquia f (plural hierarquias)
- hierarchy (orderly distribution of civil, military or ecclesiastical powers)
- hierarchy, ranking (orderly classification, within any group or corporation, usually according to power, authority, or function)
- subordination (service relationship in which the superior has the power of direction, and the subordinate has the duty of obedience)
- scale (sorting in ascending or descending order)
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