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