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Definition of category
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.
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Examples of category in a Sentence
The cars belong to the same category.
Taxpayers fall into one of several categories.
She competed for the award in her age category.
Recent Examples of category from the Web
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The challenges to the category have not been for lack of variety.
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Different competitors battle it out in each category for trophies and cash prizes in front of a panel of judges.
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly in February signed a memorandum that ICE will no longer exempt classes or categories of undocumented immigrants with a final order of deportation.
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Some of the notables in that category include the Fast and the Furious franchise as well as The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
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Real-estate investment trusts tied to retail property have been the worst performers among all REITs this year, falling 15.6% compared with a 1.6% gain for the category overall and a 7.7% gain for the...
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Over time these categories shift, both as reflections of those in power and as expressions of solidarity and resistance in the face of white supremacy.
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T-Mobile US topped Kansas City’s latest wireless network tests released Monday by RootMetrics, posting a win or tie in each of six categories ranked.
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Fifty students from the United States and Canada participated in the national competition and Carmynn came home with first place in the apprentice category, which includes first and second graders.
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Origin and Etymology of category
Late Latin categoria, from Greek katēgoria predication, category, from katēgorein to accuse, affirm, predicate, from kata- + agora public assembly, from ageirein to gather
CATEGORY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of category for English Language Learners
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: a group of people or things that are similar in some way
CATEGORY Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of category for Students
categories
: a basic division or grouping of things He competed in the junior category.
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