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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesklassifizieren
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /klasifɪˈtsiːʁən/
"Wissenschaftler klassifizieren neue Pflanzenarten."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To arrange things in groups or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.
"The library uses a complex system to classify its books by subject." - 2
To officially designate information or documents as sensitive or secret, restricting public access.
"The government decided to classify the defense report for national security reasons."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French classifier, combining classis (class or division) with -ifier (from Latin facere, meaning to make). It entered the English language in the late 18th century initially within scientific taxonomy before broadening to general categorization.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Classify" is said worldwide
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classifier
Transliteration: /klas.i.fje/
"Il faut classifier ces documents par ordre alphabétique."
klassifizieren
Transliteration: /klasifɪˈtsiːʁən/
"Wissenschaftler klassifizieren neue Pflanzenarten."
classificare
Transliteration: /klas.si.fiˈka.re/
"È difficile classificare questa specie di insetto."
clasificar
Transliteration: /kla.si.fiˈkaɾ/
"Debemos clasificar la información antes de la reunión."
classificar
Transliteration: /kla.si.fiˈkaɾ/
"O professor vai classificar os testes dos alunos."
वर्गीकृत करना
Transliteration: vargikrit karna
"पुस्तकालय में पुस्तकों को वर्गीकृत करना आसान है।"
分类
Transliteration: fēnlèi
"我们需要把这些文件分类。"
분류하다
Transliteration: 분류하다
"데이터를 목적에 따라 분류해야 합니다."
分類する
Transliteration: bunrui suru
"資料を用途別に分類してください。"
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