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

For dispensary owners like Yono, the reclassification is a welcome change. —Terell Bailey, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025

Some pharmaceutical experts and addiction specialists told ABC News that the reclassification could remove stigma of the drug and open the doors to more scientific research. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2025

These reclassifications change where lenders require flood insurance and affect long-term ownership costs. —Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025

The reclassification would move it from this category to a schedule III drug that can be lawfully prescribed as medication. —Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Dec. 2025

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