categorization

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ˌkæt.ə.ɡɚ.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌkæt.ə.ɡər.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
noun Freq #142913

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The act of sorting things into groups based on shared features.

    The categorization of the books by subject made them easy to find.

  2. 2
    noun

    A set of things arranged into groups or classes.

    The report used a clear categorization of customers by age.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the act of sorting things... classificationsorting
2 noun · a set of things arranged... classification
Word family
Forms categorizations
Derived forms autocategorizationdecategorizationmiscategorizationovercategorizationrecategorizationsubcategorizationsupercategorization

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂ Proto-Hellenic *agorā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreúō) Ancient Greek κᾰτήγορος (kătḗgoros) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti…

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