🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Clasificación

Pronunciation / Transliteration: klasifikaˈsjon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Classification/ˌklæs.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La clasificación de los animales es importante para la zoología."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of classifying something.

    "The classification of species is essential for understanding biodiversity."
  2. 2

    A category into which something is put.

    "In the classification of animals, mammals are distinguished from reptiles."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin 'classificatio', formed from the Latin 'classis' (class, group) and 'facere' (to make, do). It entered European vernaculars during the late 18th century through natural sciences and library cataloging, eventually expanding into general organizational terminology.

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