category

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈkæ.tɪˌɡɔ.ɹi/ UK /ˈkæ.tɪ.ɡə.ɹi/ See IPA manual

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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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1 noun · a group of people or things... class division kind type

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Derived forms anticategorybicategorycategorificationcategorifycategorisationcategoristcategory-mistakecategorylesscocategoryintercategoryintracategorymacrocategory

Related forms categorialcategoricalcategorisecategorize

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…

*h₂ger- Proto-Indo-European catégorie French categorie Middle French catēgoria la-lat κατηγορία Ancient Greek

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# category

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkæ.tɪˌɡɔ.ɹi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkæ.tɪ.ɡə.ɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 8546

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

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

## Derived Forms
- anticategory
- bicategory
- categorification
- categorify
- categorisation
- categorist
- category-mistake
- categoryless
- cocategory
- intercategory
- intracategory
- macrocategory

## Related Forms
- categorial
- categorical
- categorise
- categorize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂ger-
- Root: catégorie
- Root: categorie
- Root: catēgoria
- Root: κατηγορία

## 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…

## AI Etymology
category is a noun. Its historical chain runs through Proto-Hellenic *kətá, Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-), Proto-Hellenic *agorā́, Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́), Ancient Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreúō), Ancient Greek κᾰτήγορος (kătḗgoros), and κατηγορία (Ancient Greek). Historical forms in the chain include *h₂ger- (Proto-Indo-European), catégorie (French), categorie (Middle French), catēgoria (Late Latin), and κατηγορία (Ancient Greek). Current senses include a group of people or things that share the same features or qualities. Derived forms include anticategory, bicategory, categorification, categorify, and categorisation. Related words include categorial, categorical, categorise, and categorize.

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- People & Society

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