systematisation

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A form of systematization — The act of systematizing.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounsystematisation (countable and uncountable, plural systematisations)

plural systematisations

  1. UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of systematization.

    With the exception of the Great Eastern Line, these embody the most complete systematisation of steam or diesel-operated main line services that has yet taken place in the country.

    1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 590
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    The abundance and original nature of the specimens prompted us to undertake a deep survey of both morphological and molecular traits aiming at a reliable systematisation of the new taxon.

    2015 July 9, “An Integrated Morphological and Molecular Approach to the Description and Systematisation of a Novel Genus and Species of Macrodasyida (Gastrotricha)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsystematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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