recategorization

noun

The act of recategorizing

OriginEnglish categorization ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounrecategorization (plural recategorizations)

plural recategorizations

  1. The act of recategorizing

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishcategorization
  7. Englishrecategorization

From re- + categorization.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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