Word Type

Noun

The word "hierarchy" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Chomsky hierarchy Kleene hierarchy Kleene-Mostowski hierarchy Lévy hierarchy antihierarchy arithmetic hierarchy arithmetical hierarchy command hierarchy hierarchial hierarchism hierarchy of effects phonological hierarchy polyhierarchy subhierarchy superhierarchy time hierarchy theorem

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

organisation organization series

Type Of (IsA)

abstract structure agent non geographical organization series

Part Of

administration system

Related Terms

hierarch hierarchic hierarchical hierarchically hierarchization hierarchize holarchy thearchy

Related Terms

hierarch hierarchic hierarchical hierarchically hierarchization hierarchize nested official organization rank status status structure structure

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