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1. classification
noun. ['ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən'] the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type.
Synonyms
- reclassification
- grouping
- taxonomy
- typology
- indexing
- stratification
- categorisation
- compartmentalization
- categorization
- relegation
- assortment
Antonyms
- unskillfulness
- incoordination
- inattention
- attention
Etymology
- classification (French)
- -ification (French)
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Rhymes with Classification
- deinstitutionalization
- institutionalization
- self-congratulation
- antidiscrimination
- telecommunication
- nondiscrimination
- misrepresentation
- mischaracterization
- internationalization
- industrialization
- decriminalization
- transillumination
- self-determination
- renationalization
- recapitalization
- prestidigitation
- misinterpretation
- misidentification
- miscommunication
- experimentation
- excommunication
- disqualification
- discontinuation
- denationalization
- decentralization
- transplantation
- singularization
- self-perpetuation
- securitization
- reinterpretation
How do you pronounce classification?
Pronounce classification as ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən.
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Sentences with classification
1. Noun, singular or mass
A change in job classification will usually require a change in pay to reflect the additional duties.
Quotes about classification
1. HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There arefour kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, andpraiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slainwhether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is foradvantage of the lawyers.
- Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
2. cross-classification
noun. classification according to more than one attribute at the same time.
Synonyms
- sorting
- categorisation
- categorization
- cross-division
3. classification
noun. ['ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən'] a group of people or things arranged by class or category.
Synonyms
- dichotomy
- arrangement
- trichotomy
- categorisation
- categorization
Etymology
- classification (French)
- -ification (French)
4. classification
noun. ['ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən'] restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people.
Synonyms
- restriction
Antonyms
- attributable
- unattributable
Etymology
- classification (French)
- -ification (French)
5. classification
noun. ['ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən'] the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories.
Synonyms
- basic cognitive process
- attribution
- subsumption
- appraisal
- assessment
- ascription
- sorting
- categorisation
- categorization
- cross-classification
- cross-division
Antonyms
- unexchangeability
- step-down
- decrease
- diminution
Etymology
- classification (French)
- -ification (French)