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reclassification

/ɹiklˌæsəfəkˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
re-clas-si-fi-ca-tion
IPA
/ɹiklˌæsəfəkˈeɪʃən/
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of reclassifying; a second or subsequent classification.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The assignment of a high-school student to a different graduation class (either a year earlier or later than their original), often to allow a potential athlete either to develop further or to start playing professionally earlier.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- 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 English reclassification From re- + classification.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reclassifications (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce reclassification?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiklˌæsəfəkˈeɪʃən/.
What does reclassification mean?
The act of reclassifying; a second or subsequent classification.
Where does reclassification come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- 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 English reclassification From re- + classification.

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