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单词 categories
释义

category

noun

cat·​e·​go·​ry ˈka-tə-ˌgȯr-ē How to pronounce category (audio)
plural categories
1
: any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts belong
Taxpayers fall into one of several categories.
2
: a division within a system of classification
She competed for the award in her age category.

Synonyms

  • bracket
  • class
  • classification
  • division
  • family
  • genus
  • grade
  • group
  • kind
  • league
  • order
  • rank(s)
  • rubric
  • set
  • species
  • tier
  • type
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Example Sentences

The cars belong to the same category. Taxpayers fall into one of several categories. She competed for the award in her age category.
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Word History

Etymology

Late Latin categoria, from Greek katēgoria predication, category, from katēgorein to accuse, affirm, predicate, from kata- + agora public assembly, from ageirein to gather

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

category

noun

cat·​e·​go·​ry ˈka-tə-ˌgȯr-ē How to pronounce category (audio)
plural categories
: a basic division or grouping of things
He competed in the junior category.

categories

noun

plural of category
as in types
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic divide the essays into categories based on difficulty of comprehension

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • types
  • kinds
  • classifications
  • groups
  • ranks
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  • varieties
  • sorts
  • species
  • genera
  • brackets
  • divisions
  • families
  • genuses
  • grades
  • sets
  • rubrics
  • leagues
  • breeds
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  • orders
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