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      category
      noun
      A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
      (mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition is associative.
      Roots
      kategoriacategor- · Greek · category, predication
      Synonyms for category
      classnclassificationnrubricnsortndivisionngradensectionnrankn
      Words related to category
      subcategoryadjcategorizedadjassortervcategorizationnsubclassificationncategorizableadjsubclassifyvsuperphylumnclassifyvcategorizingvfunctorgroupedadjclassificatoryadjclassifiableadjmisclassifyvpigeonholingncategoricaladjtypesnsubtopicssubclassngroupingsncriteriancountertypetaxonomynreclassifyvsubphylumnmiscellaneouslyadvgenrenqualifiesvsuperordern

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