"clerical" meaning in English

See clerical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈklɛrɪkəl/ [UK] Audio: En-us-clerical.ogg [US] Forms: clerical [positive], more clerical [comparative], most clerical [superlative]
Etymology: cleric + -al Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|cleric|al}} cleric + -al Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Clerical work, skills, and workers are those related to what a clerk does in an office.
    Sense id: simple-clerical-en-adj-ToAz~vlk
  2. Clerical roles or items are those related to the clergy, the official leaders of religious activities.
    Sense id: simple-clerical-en-adj-EKgQ128g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -al
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