- 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
