category
Translation
category, class, type, group
Examples
This book belongs in the fiction category.
This book belongs in the fiction category.
There are three categories of tickets available.
There are three categories of tickets available.
Grammar Patterns
a ((category)) ((of sth.)) a class or division of people or things There are three categories of tickets available.
Similar Words
Synonyms: class, type, group, division
Etymology
From Greek 'kategoria' meaning 'assertion, accusation, predicate', which later came to mean a class or division.
Memory Tips
Imagine sorting your files into different folders on a computer; each folder is a 'category'.