hierarchization

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noun

The act or result of hierarchizing; the establishment of a hierarchy.

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hierarchisation
OriginFrench hiérarchisation →
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Meanings

nounhierarchization (countable and uncountable, plural hierarchizations)

plural hierarchizations · alternative hierarchisation

  1. countableuncountableThe act or result of hierarchizing; the establishment of a hierarchy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or result of hierarchizing; the establishment of a hierarchy.

Similar
hierarchisation
Broader
categorizationcategorisationclassification

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchhiérarchisation
  2. Englishhierarchization

Borrowed from French hiérarchisation, equivalent to hierarchize + -ation.

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Translations

Catalan jerarquització
  • jerarquitzacióTranslations
Dutch de hierarcharizatie
  • de hierarcharizatieTranslations
French hiérarchisation
  • hiérarchisationTranslations
Italian gerarchizzazione
  • gerarchizzazioneTranslations
Japanese 階層化
  • 階層化 (kaisōka)Translations
Korean 계층화
  • 계층화 (gyecheunghwa)Translations
Polish hierarchizacja
  • hierarchizacjaTranslations
Portuguese hierarquização
  • hierarquizaçãoTranslations
Spanish jerarquización
  • jerarquizaciónTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

hierarchization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hierarchization

MLA

“hierarchization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hierarchization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hierarchization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hierarchization.

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