Main Entry: cat·e·go·ry

Pronunciation: \ˈka-tə-ˌgȯr-ē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural cat·e·go·ries

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

Date: 1588

1 : any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts belong
2 : a division within a system of classification