Synonyms for classification


Grammar : Noun
Spell : klas-uh-fi-key-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌklæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən

Top 10 synonyms for classification Other synonyms for the word classification

Définition of classification

Origin :
  • 1772, "action of classifying," noun of action from Latin stem of classify, or from French classification. Meaning "result of classifying" is from 1789.
  • noun categorization
Example sentences :
  • I know it is said that this means the classification of local preachers.
  • Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 7. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
  • Of course, the classification sometimes overlaps, like all classification.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • He was quick in his classification, for he knew them at once for man-animal noises.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • The classification of freights applies to all the lines, regardless of class.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • When these rates and the classification conflict, these rates will govern.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • Paine was indeed of no century, and no formula of classification can confine him.
  • Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
  • Is there a hotel in this”––he groped for a classification––“this city?
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • Observation and classification do not 58 necessarily imply elucidation.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • But of what good is the love of Nature that consists only in classification and dissection?
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • There is a wide difference of opinion as to the classification of mushrooms.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

Antonyms for classification

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