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English noun: filing

1. filing (communication) the entering of a legal document into the public record


SamplesHe filed a complaint.
He filed his tax return.


Broader (hypernym)entry, submission

2. filing (object) a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file


Broader (hypernym)fragment


Narrower (hyponym)metal filing

3. filing (act) the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)


Broader (hypernym)formation, shaping

4. filing (act) preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.


SamplesI have some filing to do.


Broader (hypernym)storage









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