pigeonholing

POS

Verb (usu participle)

HYPHEN

pi=geon=hol=ing

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun pigeonholing has 1 sense

pigeonholing(n = noun.cognition) grouping - a system for classifying things into groups; Array

is a kind of classification system

Derived form verb pigeonhole₂

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THESAURUS

pigeonholing

analysis, arrangement, cataloging, categorization, classification, codification, division, filing, grading, grouping, indexing, placement, ranging, ranking, rating, sorting, stratification, subdivision, tabulation, taxonomy, typology

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