reclassification

noun — 2 senses

reclassification

noun

Etymology From re- + classification.

1

The act of reclassifying; a second or subsequent classification.

2

Education The assignment of a high-school student to a different graduation class (either a year earlier or later than their original), often to allow a potential athlete either to develop further or to start playing professionally earlier.

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