classification (ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- systematic placement in categories
- one of the divisions in a system of classifying
- biology
- the placing of animals and plants in a series of increasingly specialized groups because of similarities in structure, origin, molecular composition, etc, that indicate a common relationship. The major groups are domain or superkingdom, kingdom, phylum (in animals) or division (in plants), class, order, family, genus, and species
- the study of the principles and practice of this process; taxonomy
- government the designation of an item of information as being secret and not available to people outside a restricted group
Alternative Forms
ˌclassifiˈcational adjective ˌclassifiˈcatory adjective Word Origin
C18: from French; see class, -ify, -ation
Synonyms
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class,
grouping,
heading,
head,
order,
sort,
list,
department,
type,
division,
section,
rank,
grade,
