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categorization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkæt.ə.ɡə.ɹəˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
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• [ˌkæɾ.ə.ɡə.ɹəˈzeɪ.ʃən] (Canada, General-American)
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• /ˌkæt.ə.ɡə.ɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂ Proto-Hellenic *agorā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreúō) Ancient Greek κᾰτήγορος (kătḗgoros) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορέω (kătēgoréō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ (kătēgorĭ́ā)bor. Late Latin catēgoriader. Middle French categorie French catégoriebor. Middle English English category Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English categorize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English categorization From categorize + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A group of things arranged by category.
2. (countable, uncountable) The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.
   • It’s fair to say that Wikipedia has spent far more time considering the philosophical ramifications of categorization than Aristotle and Kant ever did. 2013 April 29, James Gleick, “Wikipedia's Women Problem”, in New York Review of Books:

Forms

Deriveds

recategorization · autocategorization · supercategorization · overcategorization · miscategorization · subcategorization · decategorization

Relateds

category · categorize · categorically · category theory

Synonyms

classification · classification · typing

Translations (32)

ml വർഗ്ഗീകരണം (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · cs třídění (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · fi luokittelu (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · az kateqoriyalaşdırma (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · cmn 歸類 /归类 (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · cmn 歸類 /归类 (group of things arranged by category) · tr sınıflandırma (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · el κατάταξη (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · ro categorisire (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · pl klasyfikacja (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · mi whakarōpūtanga (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · yo ìpínsísọ̀rí (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · cmn 分類 /分类 (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · el ταξινόμηση (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · gl categorización (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · el κατηγοριοποίηση (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · fi luokitus (group of things arranged by category) · cs klasifikace (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · es categorización (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · cs kategorizace (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · it categorizzazione (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · pl kategoryzacja (group of things arranged by category) · pt categorização (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · eu kategorizazio (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · cmn 分類 /分类 (group of things arranged by category) · pl kategoryzacja (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · nl categoriseren (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · de Kategorisierung (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · sip ཁོངས་རྷོགས (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · ca categorització (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · ru категоризация (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes) · fr catégorisation (process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes)