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   classify

   /ˈklasɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics: "mountain peaks are classified according to their shape"
   • ▪ assign to a particular class or category: "elements are usually classified as metals or non-metals"
   • 2. designate (documents or information) as officially secret: "government officials classified 6.3 million documents in 1992"

   Word Origin late 18th century: back-formation from classification, from French, from classe ‘class’, from Latin classis ‘division’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. classifiable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • C

     3

   • L

     1

   • A

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   • S

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   • Y

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