Speakur

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classification

/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
clas-si-fi-ca-tion
IPA
/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classislbor. French classe Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficōder. French -ifier French classifier Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French classificationbor. English classification Borrowed from French classification.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

classifications (plural)

Derived Forms

autoclassification classificational classificationism classificationist declassification ethnoclassification interclassification microclassification misclassification multiclassification nonclassification overclassification

Phrases

classification scheme classification society classification yard Cutter classification general classification Goldschmidt classification Keros classification Köppen climate classification

Frequently Paired Words

class classic classify segment

Synonyms

categorization classifying categorizing typing sorting categorisation compartmentalization compartmentalisation assortment

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce classification?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does classification mean?
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
Where does classification come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classislbor. French classe Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficōder. French -ifier French classifier Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French classificationbor. English classification Borrowed from French classification.

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