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reclassification vs classification

classification vs reclassification

reclassification and classification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reclassification Yes No No No
classification Yes No No No
As nouns, classification is a hypernym of reclassification; that is, classification is a word with a broader meaning than reclassification:
  • reclassification: classifying something again (usually in a new category)
  • classification: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
Other hypernyms of reclassification include assortment, categorisation, categorization, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization.
reclassification (noun) classification (noun)
classifying something again (usually in a new category) the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
a group of people or things arranged by class or category
Difference between reclassification and classification

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