"pigeonholing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pigeonholings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pigeonholing (countable and uncountable, plural pigeonholings)
  1. The classification of disparate entities into categories, not always for the right reason. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pigeonholing-en-noun-HkCtF8fr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pigeonholing
  1. present participle and gerund of pigeonhole Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pigeonhole
    Sense id: en-pigeonholing-en-verb-QcMDiF8-

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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