classificatory

1. 1.

   relating to or involving classification

   “classificatory criteria”

Questions about classificatory

What does classificatory mean?

classificatory means "relating to or involving classification".

How many syllables are in classificatory?

classificatory has 6 syllables and divides as clas-si-fi-ca-to-ry under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is classificatory a common word?

classificatory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.