category

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Category

category is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈkætəˌgori/

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Noun

Singular category

Plural categories

Category is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (countable) A category is a group of people or things that are the same in some way.

   The music business tries to put music into various categories, such as rock, pop, jazz, etc.

Related words

• categorize/categorise
• categorization/categorisation