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Definitions

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  • noun British Alternative form of categorization.

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  • noun the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
  • noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
  • noun the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

Etymologies

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category +‎ -isation

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Examples

  • I think this is a western political categorisation which is unnecessarily forced on Malaysia.

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

  • I think this is a western political categorisation which is unnecessarily forced on Malaysia.

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

  • I think this is a western political categorisation which is unnecessarily forced on Malaysia.

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

  • I think this is a western political categorisation which is unnecessarily forced on Malaysia.

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

  • What I believe is outdated is the 'categorisation' of lesbians as types, by ourselves or the outside world, especially when it's in terms of some kind of butch-femme role play.

    AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters 2009

  • When asked that many commentators view this grouping as a 'US-bashing forum', the Indian Foreign Secretary rejected such kind of categorisation, saying it's not against anyone.

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2009

  • “The typical phrasal verb site will offer some kind of definition and categorisation of types, a list of phrasal verbs (seldom if ever selected and organized in terms of frequency)”

    P is for Phrasal Verb « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • The typical phrasal verb site will offer some kind of definition and categorisation of types, a list of phrasal verbs (seldom if ever selected and organized in terms of frequency), and some rudimentary exercises, almost always of the gap-fill type.

    P is for Phrasal Verb « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • There are nuances and subtleties which do not easily lend themselves to categorisation.

    Yet another trans 101, in which Helen tells cis people What’s What 2009

  • Ironically, this impetus towards individualisation has involved creating discrete and mutually-exclusive learner ‘types’, a development that is, in turn, reflected in the discourse that perpetuates ethnic and cultural stereotyping – of the kind: “Asians are collectivist (as opposed to individualist)” – that is to say, an obsessive concern for categorisation as a basis for pedagogy.

    L is for Learning Styles « An A-Z of ELT 2010

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