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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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CATEGORY definition: 1. (in a system for dividing things according to appearance, quality, etc.) a type, or a group of…. Learn more.
The meaning of CATEGORY is any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts belong. How to use category in a sentence.
(in a system for dividing things according to appearance, quality, etc.) a type, or a group of things having some features that are the same: There are three categories of accommodation - standard, executive, and deluxe. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. a group of people or things that share similar qualities.
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.
3 meanings: 1. a class or group of things, people, etc, possessing some quality or qualities in common; a division in a system.... Click for more definitions.
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.
1. a class or group of things, people, etc, possessing some quality or qualities in common; a division in a system of classification. 2. (Philosophy) metaphysics any one of the most basic classes into which objects and concepts can be analysed. 3. (Philosophy)
