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category
noun
stripe
noun
reclassify
verb
Definition of
category noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
category
noun
ˈkætəɡəri
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
.