Classification
Pronunciation : Clas`si*fi*ca"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. classification.]
Definition : Defn: The act of forming into a class or classes; a distibution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or affinities. Artificial classification. (Science) See under Artifitial.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913