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PIGEONHOLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pigeonholing mean?
• PIGEONHOLING (noun)
The noun PIGEONHOLING has 1 sense:
1. a system for classifying things into groups
Familiarity information: PIGEONHOLING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system for classifying things into groups
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
grouping; pigeonholing
Hypernyms ("pigeonholing" is a kind of...):
classification system (a system for classifying things)
Derivation:
pigeonhole (treat or classify according to a mental stereotype)
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