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

As the news organizations reported, after the state lowered the score needed to pass the fluency test, the statewide pass rate, known as the reclassification rate, jumped to 26% in 2026, from 12% the year before. — Becky Pallack, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2026

The reclassification of these incidents means they won't be reported in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' on-time performance data, and also reduce the qualifying circumstances of when flyers can receive vouchers or refunds due to delays. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

The reclassification was almost halted by Nigeria's new T+1 settlement cycle, but the SEC clarified foreign investors are not required to pre-fund accounts. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

The reclassification of Pluto ensures that the general public can't really ignore the fact that there are many solar system bodies with sizes between planets and asteroids that are no less important than the planets themselves. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Aug. 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