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classificare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • label noun A small tag, sticker, or printed note attached to something, giving information about it.
  • pigeonhole noun One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.
  • rate noun A measure of how fast something happens, or how one quantity compares to another.
  • seed noun A small hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow.
  • subsume verb To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.

Senses

classificare is used for these senses in English:

  • label (ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
  • pigeonhole To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label.
  • rate (transitive) To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
  • seed (sports, gaming) To allocate a seeding to a competitor.
  • subsume (transitive) To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.

label — full definition

  1. noun A small tag, sticker, or printed note attached to something, giving information about it.
  2. noun A word or phrase used to categorise a person, group, or idea, sometimes in a way that oversimplifies them.
  3. noun A company that produces and distributes recorded music.
  4. verb To attach a label to something, or to describe someone or something with a particular categorising term.

pigeonhole — full definition

  1. noun One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.
  2. noun A hole or opening in a door or wall for a pigeon to pass through.
  3. noun One of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting or storing letters, papers, or other items.
  4. noun One of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.

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