classification
noun
clas·si·fi·ca·tion
ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
1
: the act or process of classifying
Examples of classification in a Sentence
the classification of new species
job classifications for government workers
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Christopher Bae, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Hawaii, decided an entirely new classification was in order.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2025
The hope was that this wedding might wedge Tony into permanent residency in the U.S., but by the time Richard applied for Tony’s spousal classification deportation proceedings were already in motion.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
With three stages of the Tour de France remaining, the 22-year-old Scot is just 22 seconds off third place in the general classification (GC).
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 July 2025
There is also a teams classification, where the ranking is determined based on the general classification times of each team’s first three riders on each stage.
—Sophie Kaufman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2025
The hope was that this wedding might wedge Tony into permanent residency in the U.S., but by the time Richard applied for Tony’s spousal classification deportation proceedings were already in motion.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
With three stages of the Tour de France remaining, the 22-year-old Scot is just 22 seconds off third place in the general classification (GC).
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 July 2025
There is also a teams classification, where the ranking is determined based on the general classification times of each team’s first three riders on each stage.
—Sophie Kaufman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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“Classification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classification. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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classification
noun
clas·si·fi·ca·tion
ˌklas-(ə-)fə-ˈkā-shən
1
: the act or process of classifying
2
a
: systematic arrangement in groups : taxonomy
Medical Definition
classification
noun
clas·si·fi·ca·tion
ˌklas-(ə-)fə-ˈkā-shən
1
: the act or process of classifying
2
: systematic arrangement of animals and plants in groups or categories according to established criteria
specifically
: taxonomy sense 2
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