classification
[klas-uh-fi-key-shuh n]
noun
the act of classifying.
the result of classifying or being classified.
one of the groups or classes into which things may be or have been classified.
Biology. the assignment of organisms to groups within a system of categories distinguished by structure, origin, etc. The usual series of categories is phylum (or, especially in botany, division), class, order, family, genus, species, and variety.
the category, as restricted, confidential, secret, or top secret, to which information, a document, etc., is assigned, as by a government or military agency, based on the degree of protection considered necessary to safeguard it from unauthorized use.
Library Science. any of various systems for arranging books and other materials, especially according to subject or format.
Origin of classification
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Related Words for classificatory
detailed, vivid, eloquent, illuminating, pictorial, expressive, definitive, revealing, characteristic, circumstantial, clear, expository, extended, graphic, illustrative, indicative, lifelike, narrative, picturesque, specificExamples from the Web for classificatory
Historical Examples of classificatory
This, however, is almost his only classificatory innovation.
The classificatory systems of Oceania vary greatly in character.
Kinship and Social OrganisationW. H. R. Rivers
It is not necessary to have an expert knowledge of the classificatory system.
Kinship and Social OrganisationW. H. R. Rivers
Indeed, classificatory systems are often more descriptive than our own.
Kinship and Social OrganisationW. H. R. Rivers
This is one of the characteristics of the classificatory system.
Ancient SocietyLewis Henry Morgan
classification
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Word Origin for classification
C18: from French; see class, -ify, -ation
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