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top-secret
[ top-see-krit ]
/ ˈtɒpˈsi krɪt /
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adjective (of information, a document, etc.)
bearing the classification top-secret, the highest level of classified information.
limited to persons authorized to use anything so classified.Compare classification (def. 5).
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British Dictionary definitions for top-secret
top-secret
adjective
containing information whose disclosure would cause exceedingly grave damage to the nation and therefore classified as needing the highest level of secrecy and security
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