Meaning & use
category
A class or group of things that share common characteristics.
See it in a sentence
The library organizes books by category, such as fiction, history, and science.
Her costume won first prize in the funniest category at the contest.
A note on using this word
Catagory is a common misspelling; category is spelled with an e in the second syllable, from the Greek kategoria.
Words with a similar meaning
classclassification
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