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ranking
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ranking has 1 sense
- ranking(n = noun.state) Array - position on a scale in relation to others in a sport; Array is a kind of standing
Derived form verb rank1
Adjective ranking has 1 sense
- ranking(s = adj.all) higher-ranking, superior - having a higher rank; "superior officer"
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ranking, n. & adj.
--n. ordering by rank; classification.
--adj. US having a high rank or position.
--n. ordering by rank; classification.
--adj. US having a high rank or position.
THESAURUS
ranking
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