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come under sth
(IN A BOOK) — phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come)Definition
C1 If a piece of information comes under a particular part of a list, book, or collection of things, you can find it in that part: Swimming pools usually come under 'leisure centres' in the phone directory.Classifying and creating order
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SMART Thesaurus: Classifying and creating order
Synonyms and related words:
- arrange verb (PUT IN POSITION)
- arrangement noun (POSITION)
- catalogue verb
- categorize verb
- classification noun
- format noun
- organization noun (SYSTEM)
- organized adjective (USING SYSTEM)
- pecking order noun
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