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cat·e·go·ry

category

 
 
pronunciation:
kae t gor i
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part of speech: noun
inflections: categories
definition: A category is a particular kind of thing in a larger group of things. Dogs are one category of animals. Trees are one category of plants.
There are many categories of books in the library. There are science books, art books, story books, picture books, mystery books, cookbooks, history books... There are so many categories of books!
synonyms:
class, kind
similar words:
body, cluster, division, family, group, order, set, sort, species, type, variety
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