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    category
    /ˈkatɪɡ(ə)ri/

    noun

    • 1. a class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics: "the various categories of research"
    • 2. each of a possibly exhaustive set of classes among which all things might be distributed.

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  2. Learn the meaning of category as a noun in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and related words. See how category is used in different contexts, such as business, academics, and everyday life.

  3. Learn the meaning of category as a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. A category is a class or division within a system of classification.

  4. Learn the meaning of category as a noun in different contexts, such as a group of people or things with similar features, or a type in a system of classification. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from various sources.

  5. noun. a class or group of things, people, etc, possessing some quality or qualities in common; a division in a system of classification. metaphysics any one of the most basic classes into which objects and concepts can be analysed.

  6. Learn the meaning of category as a noun in different contexts, such as classification, logic, metaphysics, and grammar. See synonyms, pronunciation, word frequency, and usage examples of category.

  7. A category is a group of things that share some commonality. Think of the game show "Jeopardy!," and how each column is a different category of questions — like "Literary Characters" or "Potent Potables." The noun category has the sense of ordering or sorting.

  8. A category is a class or group of things, people, or ideas that share some common attribute or quality. Learn about different types of categories in philosophy, linguistics, mathematics, and more, with definitions and examples from various sources.