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subclassify

[ suhb-klas-uh-fahy ]

/ sʌbˈklæs əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), sub·clas·si·fied, sub·clas·si·fy·ing.

to arrange in subclasses.

Origin of subclassify

First recorded in 1905–10; sub- + classify

OTHER WORDS FROM subclassify

sub·clas·si·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby subclassify

subchaser, subchloride, subchorial space, subcinctorium, subclass, subclassify, subclavate, subclavian, subclavian ansa, subclavian artery, subclavian muscle

Example sentences from the Web for sub-classification

The books are grouped in large classes with an abbreviated heading, with minute sub-classification.

Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association |Various
The sub-classification of a ship's company under the lieutenants.

The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth