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subclassification

subclassification noun: a subdivision of a classification.

Noun

subclassification (countable and uncountable, plural subclassifications)

  1. A subdivision of a classification.
  2. The process of dividing into subcategories.

Forms of subclassification

pluralsubclassifications

Origin of subclassification

From sub- + classification.

Questions about subclassification

What does subclassification mean?
Subclassification means a subdivision of a classification.
What part of speech is subclassification?
Subclassification is a noun.
What is the plural of subclassification?
The plural of subclassification is subclassifications.

Words near subclassification in the dictionary

  1. subclassable
  2. subclassed
  3. subclasser
  4. subclassers
  5. subclasses
  6. subclassification
  7. subclassifications
  8. subclassified
  9. subclassifier
  10. subclassifiers
  11. subclassifies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subclassification (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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