classification

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #26288

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noun
The act of arranging things into groups based on shared qualities.

The classification of plants into families helps scientists study them.
2

noun
A group or category that something is placed into.

This book falls under the fiction classification.
3

noun
An official decision to keep documents or information secret.

The files have a high security classification.

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1 noun · the act of arranging things... categorization

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classislbor. French classe Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficōder. French -ifier French classifier Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French classificationbor. English classification Borrowed from French classification.

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# classification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 26288

## Meanings
1. The act of arranging things into groups based on shared qualities.
2. A group or category that something is placed into.
3. An official decision to keep documents or information secret.

## Examples
- The classification of plants into families helps scientists study them.
- This book falls under the fiction classification.
- The files have a high security classification.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: classification

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classislbor. French classe Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficōder. French -ifier French classifier Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French classificationbor. English classification Borrowed from French classification.

## AI Etymology
classification is a noun. It was borrowed from French classification. Historical forms in the chain include classification (French). Current senses include the act of arranging things into groups based on shared qualities, a group or category that something is placed into, and an official decision to keep documents or information secret.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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