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category
What does category mean?
category (noun): a collection of things sharing a common attribute.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use category in a sentence?
Where does category come from?
Late Middle English, borrowed from French catégorie, from Middle French categorie.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of category?
Words related to category
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “category” mean?
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
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a series of events leading to a result or product
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the state or characteristic of being just or fair
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Which word is closest in meaning to “category”?
house
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place
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night
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class
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