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- [kat-i-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee]
- /ˈkæt ɪˌgɔr i, -ˌgoʊr i/
- /ˈkæt.ə.ɡri/
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- [kat-i-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee]
- /ˈkæt ɪˌgɔr i, -ˌgoʊr i/
Definitions of categories word
- noun plural categories any general or comprehensive division; a class. 1
- noun plural categories a classificatory division in any field of knowledge, as a phylum or any of its subdivisions in biology. 1
- noun plural categories Metaphysics. (in Aristotelian philosophy) any of the fundamental modes of existence, such as substance, quality, and quantity, as determined by analysis of the different possible kinds of predication. (in Kantian philosophy) any of the fundamental principles of the understanding, as the principle of causation. any classification of terms that is ultimate and not susceptible to further analysis. 1
- noun plural categories categories, Also called Guggenheim. (used with a singular verb) a game in which a key word and a list of categories, as dogs, automobiles, or rivers, are selected, and in which each player writes down a word in each category that begins with each of the letters of the key word, the player writing down the most words within a time limit being declared the winner. 1
- noun plural categories Mathematics. a type of mathematical object, as a set, group, or metric space, together with a set of mappings from such an object to other objects of the same type. 1
- noun plural categories Grammar. part of speech. 1
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Origin of categories
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Late Latin catēgoria < Greek katēgoría “accusation” (in logic, “predication”), from katēgoreîn “to accuse, affirm,” equivalent to kata- cata- + agoreúein “to speak before the agora1” + -ia -y3
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Parts of speech for Categories
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categories popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
categories usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for categories
noun categories
- classes — a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort: a class of objects used in daily living.
- types — a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type.
- leagues — a unit of distance, varying at different periods and in different countries, in English-speaking countries usually estimated roughly at 3 miles (4.8 kilometers).
- lists — list
- orders — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
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