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Webster 1913 Edition

Classification

Clasˊsi-fi-ca′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
classification
.]
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or affinities.
Artificial classification
.
(Science)
See under
Artifitial
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Classification

CLASSIFICATION

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Noun.
[See Classify.] The act of forming into a class or classes; distribution into sets, sorts or ranks.

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