n.
Pronunciation: ' ka-t ə - ˌ go ̇ r- ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
Etymology: Late Latin categoria, from Greek kat ē goria predication, category, from kat ē gorein to accuse, affirm, predicate, from kata- + agora public assembly, from ageirein to gather
Date: 1588
1 : any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts belong
2 : a division within a system of classification