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Definition of category noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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category

noun
category pronunciation English ˈkætəɡəri category pronunciation American ˈkætəɡɔːri
plural categories
 
a group of people or things with particular features in common
Synonym
class
Students over 25 fall into a different category.The results can be divided into three main categories.