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

Seoul is eyeing inclusion in MSCI’s Developed Markets watchlist, a prerequisite for eventual upward reclassification. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 June 2026

As Northern Illinois departs for the Mountain West, Sacramento State arrives from the FCS in a move that has certainly raised eyebrows, and not just because of an $18 million MAC entrance fee and $5 million reclassification price tag. —Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Right Now The reclassification process isn’t finished. —Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026

Buying unmarked vials online is a different one, and reclassification doesn’t change the risk profile of products that were never tested in the first place. —Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 17 June 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