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- pronunciation:
- klae
sih
faI
- features:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
classifies, classifying, classified |
| definition 1: |
When people classify a set of things, they divide all the things into groups according to certain things they have in common or how they are different from each other.
The collection of paintings was classified according to the time the paintings were made.- synonyms:
- arrange, group, order
- similar words:
- organize, place, rank, sort, type
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| definition 2: |
When you classify a thing, you decide which type it is or which group it should go in.
Jamie has a rock collection with several different types of rocks. Each time she collects a new rock, she studies it carefully and then classifies it.Scientists classify different trees by the kind of leaves they have, and in other ways too.Turtles and fish are classified as reptiles. |
| related words: |
arrange, divide, include, label, mark, order, process |
| derivation: |
classifiable (adj.) |
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