What is "category" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does category mean in English? Meaning of category definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "category" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "category": a collection of things sharing a common attribute

Noun

  • Meaning: a collection of things sharing a common attribute
  • Example: there are two classes of detergents
  • Synonyms: category class family
  • Hyponyms: brass family conjugation declension denomination grammatical category histocompatibility complex paradigm sex stamp substitution class syntactic category violin family woodwind family
  • Hypernyms: accumulation aggregation assemblage collection
  • Member Holonyms: superphylum
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈkæɾəˌɡɒɹi/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkatɪɡ(ə)ɹi/

    Meaning of "category": a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

    Noun

  • Meaning: a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
  • Synonyms: category
  • Hyponyms: form kind pigeonhole rubric sort variety way
  • Hypernyms: concept conception construct
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈkæɾəˌɡɒɹi/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkatɪɡ(ə)ɹi/

    Synonyms:

    division, kind, group, level, grade, section, league, list, rank, tier, class, sort, head, pigeonhole, heading, department, order, grouping,

    Antonyms:

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