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Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
  2. noun a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
  3. noun office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order

Etymology

From Old French fil (“thread”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”). Doublet of filum.

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