categorisation
categorisation is the alternative form of categorization.
Meaning of categorization
Noun
categorization (countable and uncountable, plural categorizations)
- A group of things arranged by category.
- Synonyms:
- classification
- 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
- Synonyms:
- classification, typing
Forms of categorisation
| plural | categorisations |
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Origin of categorisation
From category + -isation.
Words formed from categorisation
Words that rhyme with categorisation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about categorisation
- What is categorisation the alternative form of?
- Categorisation is the alternative form of categorization.
Words near categorisation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: categorisation (page history and authors); categorization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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