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	classification (clas¦si¦fi\|ca¦tion) Pronunciation: /ˌklasɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun [mass noun] the action or process of classifying something: the classification of disease according to symptoms Biology the arrangement of animals and plants in taxonomic groups according to their observed similarities (including at least kingdom and phylum in animals, division in plants, and class, order, family, genus, and species): the classification of the platypus was one of the critical issues of the 1830s diagnostic features in reptilian classification [count noun] a category into which something is put: new classifications for drivers of commercial vehicles		Search results in the dictionary Harvard classification Hubble classification natural classification Dewey decimal classification (also Dewey system) declassification in declassify reclassification in reclassify More results » Nearby Words class struggle classic classical classical conditioning classical music classicism classicist classicize Classico classification classified classifier classify classifying classism classless classmate classroom classwork