/ ˈkætəgəri; NAmE -gɔːri/ noun
( pl. -ies ) a group of people or things with particular features in common
SYN class :
Students over 25 fall into a different category .
The results can be divided into three main categories .
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the philosophical sense): from French catégorie or late Latin categoria , from Greek katēgoria statement, accusation, from katēgoros accuser.