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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
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“Category.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/category. Accessed 19 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of category was in 1588
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