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classificatory

classificatory adjective: serving to classify.

Adjective

classificatory (not comparable)

  1. Serving to classify.
    • A brief consideration of the existence of second best solutions is followed by a classificatory discussion of the nature of these solutions.1956, R. G. Lipsey and Kelvin Lancaster, “The General Theory of the Second Best”, in The Review of Economic Studies, volume 24, number 1, page 11
    Synonyms:
    classifying

Synonyms of classificatory

Words formed from classificatory

Questions about classificatory

What does classificatory mean?
Classificatory means serving to classify.
What part of speech is classificatory?
Classificatory is an adjective.

Words near classificatory in the dictionary

  1. classificationists
  2. classifications
  3. classificator
  4. classificatorily
  5. classificators
  6. classificatory
  7. classified
  8. classified ad
  9. classified ads
  10. classified advertisement
  11. classified advertisements

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