GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Clerical (?), a. [LL. clericalis. See Clerk.]
1. Of or pertaining to the clergy; suitable for the clergy. “A clerical education.” Burke.
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2. Of or relating to a clerk or copyist, or to writing. “Clerical work.” E. Everett.
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3. characteristic of the work performed by a clerk, secretary, or copyist, or suitable to be performed by a clerk. “Clerical staff.”
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A clerical error, an error made in copying or writing.
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