classification

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
noun the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

Borrowed from French classification.

Cosmetic Surgery Classification came next. — Occasion ... for Disaster, Randall Garrett
No other classification existed for him. — The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
"There are guidelines for classification," Marvin insisted. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau

categorization, categorisation, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment

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