HyperDic: classification

English > 4 senses of the word *classification*:
NOUN	act	classification, categorization, categorisation, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment	the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
	group	classification, categorization, categorisation	a group of people or things arranged by class or category
	cognition	classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting	the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories / categories
	act	classification	restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people

classification > pronunciation
Sounds	klae.sahfahkey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *classification*: 4 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type.
Synonyms	categorization, categorisation, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment
Narrower	indexing	The act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve
	reclassification	classifying something again (usually in a new category / category)
	relegation	The act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category / category
	stratification	The act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
	taxonomy	practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
	typology	classification according to general type
Broader	grouping	The activity of putting things together in groups
Spanish	categorización, clasificación
Catalan	categorització, classificació
Adjectives	classificatory	relating to or involving classification
Verbs	classify	arrange or order by classes or categories / categories
Verbs	classify	assign to a class or kind

English > *classification*: 4 senses > noun 2, group
Meaning	A group of people or things arranged by class or category.
Synonyms	categorization, categorisation
Narrower	dichotomy, duality	Twofold
Narrower	trichotomy	threefold
Broader	arrangement	An orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit
Spanish	categorización, clasificación
Catalan	categorització, classificació
Verbs	classify	arrange or order by classes or categories / categories
Verbs	classify	assign to a class or kind

English > *classification*: 4 senses > noun 3, cognition
Meaning	The basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories / categories.
Synonyms	categorization, categorisation, sorting
Narrower	appraisal, assessment	The classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
	attribution, ascription	Assigning to a cause or source
	attribution, ascription	Assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
	coordination	Of coordinate importance, rank, or degree
	cross-classification, cross-division	classification according to more than one attribute at the same time
	subsumption	incorporating something under a more general category
Broader	basic cognitive process	cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
Spanish	categorización, clasificación
Catalan	categorització, classificació
Verbs	classify	arrange or order by classes or categories / categories
Verbs	classify	assign to a class or kind

English > *classification*: 4 senses > noun 4, act
Meaning	restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people.
Broader	restriction, confinement	The act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
Opposite	declassification	reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon
Verbs	classify	declare unavailable, as for security reasons

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