classification
pronunciation
How to pronounce classification in British English:
UK [ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce classification in American English:
US [ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
- a group of people or things arranged by class or category
- the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
- restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
Word Origin
- classification (n.)
- 1772, "action of classifying," noun of action from Latin stem of classify, or from French classification. Meaning "result of classifying" is from 1789.
Example
- 1. Sensitive information will have to receive a higher classification .
- 2. Degree classification has a long history in our universities .
- 3. The new approach could help make such classification routine .
- 4. Netjets is suing the irs over fees its customers previously paid under the ' commercial ' classification .
- 5. Cannabis classification aside , these seeds aren 't for smoking .