reclassification

noun

re·​clas·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

plural reclassifications

: the act or process of classifying something again or anew

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials said chub populations appear steady enough for a legal reclassification from endangered to threatened.

—Bruce Finley

Examples of reclassification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With his scoring ability and mental makeup, reclassification makes sense. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Some of that increase reflects the Central Bank’s own push to link accounts to verified identity numbers, which forced a wave of closures and reclassifications rather than pure customer disengagement. — Aishah N. Ahmad, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Two of the defending champions — Marist and Jefferson — will go head-to-head in Class 5A this year after Jefferson moved up one level during the GHSA’s most recent reclassification. — Chip Saye, AJC.com, 30 July 2026

Bringing Talavera to it is a reclassification from biological necessity to decorative object. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reclassification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization