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{
"term": "classification",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act or process of putting people or things into a group or class (= of classifying them)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a style of music that defies classification *(= is like no other)*"
},
{
"text": "a style of dancing that defies classification"
},
{
"text": "the broad classification of music into classical and pop"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["broad", "general", "detailed"],
"verb + classification": ["defy", "make", "develop"],
"classification + noun": ["scheme", "system", "error"],
"preposition": ["classification into"],
"phrases": ["a system of classification"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a group, class, division, etc. into which somebody or something is put",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a document with the security classification ‘confidential’"
},
{
"text": "The material was put into the highest security classification."
},
{
"text": "These messages could be said to fall under the classification of ‘abuse’."
},
{
"text": "Electric bikes are in the same classification as mopeds."
},
{
"text": "The classification ‘science’ covers a great many different subjects."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["broad", "general", "detailed"],
"verb + classification": ["defy", "make", "develop"],
"classification + noun": ["scheme", "system", "error"],
"preposition": ["classification into"],
"phrases": ["a system of classification"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the act of putting animals, plants, etc. into groups, classes or divisions according to their characteristics",
"labels": "(biology)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The classification of bony fish is extremely complicated."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["broad", "general", "detailed"],
"verb + classification": ["defy", "make", "develop"],
"classification + noun": ["scheme", "system", "error"],
"preposition": ["classification into"],
"phrases": ["a system of classification"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a system of arranging books, tapes, magazines, etc. in a library into groups according to their subject",
"labels": "(specialist)",
"examples": [],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["broad", "general", "detailed"],
"verb + classification": ["defy", "make", "develop"],
"classification + noun": ["scheme", "system", "error"],
"preposition": ["classification into"],
"phrases": ["a system of classification"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/",
"audio": "cl/classification/classification__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/",
"audio": "cl/classification/classification__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}