US /ˈkæ.tɪˌɡɔ.ɹi/ UK /ˈkæ.tɪ.ɡə.ɹi/
noun Freq #8546

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A group of people or things that share the same features or qualities.

    Books in the shop are arranged by category, such as fiction and history.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a group of people or things... classdivisionkindtype
Word family
Forms categories
Derived forms anticategorybicategorycategorificationcategorifycategorisationcategoristcategory-mistakecategorylesscocategoryintercategoryintracategorymacrocategory
Related forms categorialcategoricalcategorisecategorize

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂ Proto-Hellenic *agorā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreúō) Ancient Greek κᾰτήγορος (kătḗgoros) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti…

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