noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˌkɑ.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
US:/ˌkoʊ.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkəʊ.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:K AA2 D AH0 F AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The task force spent months on the codification of their mandate.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
