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CLASSIFICATORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does classificatory mean? 

CLASSIFICATORY (adjective)
  The adjective CLASSIFICATORY has 1 sense:

1. relating to or involving classificationplay

  Familiarity information: CLASSIFICATORY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLASSIFICATORY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or involving classification

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

classificatory criteria

Pertainym:

classification (the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type)

Derivation:

classify (arrange or order by classes or categories)

classify (assign to a class or kind)


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