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systematization

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The act of systematizing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A systematic organization

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: systematisation, rationalization, rationalisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: organization, organisation

Narrower terms: codification, formalization, formalisation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English systematize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English systematization From systematize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: sistematización — act of systematizing
  • Belarusian: сістэматыза́цыя (sistematyzácyja) — act of systematizing
  • Bulgarian: систематизиране (sistematizirane) — act of systematizing
  • Catalan: sistematització — act of systematizing
  • Czech: systematizace — act of systematizing
  • Finnish: systematisointi — act of systematizing
  • Finnish: järjestelmällistäminen — act of systematizing
  • French: systématisation — act of systematizing
  • Galician: sistematización — act of systematizing
  • German: Systematisierung — act of systematizing
  • Hungarian: rendszerezés — act of systematizing
  • Hungarian: szisztematizálás — act of systematizing
  • Latvian: sistematizācija — act of systematizing
  • Polish: systematyzacja — act of systematizing
  • Portuguese: sistematização — act of systematizing
  • Romanian: sistematizare — act of systematizing
  • Russian: систематиза́ция (sistematizácija) — act of systematizing
  • Spanish: sistematización — act of systematizing
  • Ukrainian: систематиза́ція (systematyzácija) — act of systematizing