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categorya class or division of things regarded as having particular shared characteristics

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a class or division of things regarded as having particular shared characteristics

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkætəˌɡɔri/

Korean meaning: 공통된 특성을 가진 것들의 부류나 분류

Korean pronunciation: 캣-터-고-리 (강세: 캣)

Example Sentences

  • My mom's cooking falls into two categories: burnt or undercooked.
  • Students are divided into categories based on their test scores.
  • His jokes belong in the 'dad joke' category - terrible but somehow lovable.

category

NOUN

//ˈkætəˌɡɔri//

a class or division of things regarded as having particular shared characteristics

category concept
💡 Concept

In the center of the frame, a friendly store clerk carefully sorts different fruits into separate wooden bins. She places red apples in one bin, yellow bananas in another, and orange citrus fruits in a third bin. Each type of fruit gets grouped with others that share the same characteristics. Customers nearby nod approvingly as they see the organized arrangement of produce. things being divided into classes based on their shared characteristics

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category rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

At the observatory, sorting each category is mandatory!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkætəˌɡɔri/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkætəɡəri/

🌳Etymology

Rootcategor
Suffix--y

Origin

그리스 법정에서 고발자가 피고인을 '공개적으로 비난하다'라는 뜻의 kategorein에서 유래. 아리스토텔레스가 철학 용어로 발전시켜 '분류'의 의미로 사용

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's cooking falls into two categories: burnt or undercooked.

Students are divided into categories based on their test scores.

😄 Fun example

His jokes belong in the 'dad joke' category - terrible but somehow lovable.

The library books are organized by category.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

classificationtypeclassgroupdivision

Antonyms

mixturechaosdisorder

Related

categorizecategoricalclassifysortorganize