Antonyms for classification

Grammar : Noun

Spell : klas-uh-fi-key-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌklæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən

Definition 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

Synonyms for classification

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