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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of categorization. UK, alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type wordnet
3. 3
   the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories wordnet
4. 4
   a group of people or things arranged by class or category wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

assortmentcategorizationcategorizationclassificationclassificationcompartmentalisation

Etymology

From category + -isation.

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