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classification

clas·si·fi·ca·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [klas-uh-fi-key-shuh n]
    • /ˌklæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌklæs.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klas-uh-fi-key-shuh n]
    • /ˌklæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of classification word

  • countable noun classification A classification is a division or category in a system which divides things into groups or types. 3
  • noun classification systematic placement in categories 3
  • noun classification one of the divisions in a system of classifying 3
  • noun classification the placing of animals and plants in a series of increasingly specialized groups because of similarities in structure, origin, molecular composition, etc, that indicate a common relationship. The major groups are domain or superkingdom, kingdom, phylum (in animals) or division (in plants), class, order, family, genus, and species 3
  • noun classification the study of the principles and practice of this process; taxonomy 3
  • noun classification the designation of an item of information as being secret and not available to people outside a restricted group 3
See all 22 definitions of classification

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Origin of classification

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; < Latin classi(s) class + -fication

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Parts of speech for Classification

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Classification

classification popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

classification usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for classification

noun classification

  • designation — A designation is a description, name, or title that is given to someone or something. Designation is the fact of giving that description, name, or title.
  • grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
  • analysis — Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
  • arrangement — Arrangements are plans and preparations which you make so that something will happen or be possible.
  • allocation — An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.

verb classification

  • categorize — If you categorize people or things, you divide them into sets or you say which set they belong to.
  • button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
  • tabbed — a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
  • categorise — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • typecast — to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.
All 50 Synonyms of classification

Antonyms for classification

noun classification

  • disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
  • keeping — board and lodging; subsistence; support: to work for one's keep.
  • retention — the act of retaining.
All 3 Antonyms of classification

Top questions with classification

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Related words

  • secret

    done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.

  • systematics

    the study of systems or of classification.

  • taxonomy

    the science or technique of classification.

  • caucasian

    A Caucasian person is a white person.

  • classify

    To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
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