category
category
nounDefinition of CATEGORY
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 bracket, category, classification, division, family, genus, grade, group, kind, league, order, rank(s), rubric, set, species, tier, type
Related Words description, feather, ilk, kidney, like, manner, nature, sort; branch, section, speciality, specialty, subclass, subdivision, subgroup, subspecies, variety; breed, race; generation; heading, label, title
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