noun
category
KA-tih-guh-ree
noun
1
A group or class into which things are sorted based on shared features.
"The award has separate categories for fiction and non-fiction."
"Which category does this product fall under?"
How to Use Category
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA group that things are sorted into based on what they have in common.
Common pairings
fall into a category
best in category
weight category
Word Forms
categories plural
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Etymology
From Late Latin categoria, from Ancient Greek kategoria, "class of predicables."