Category — synonyms, definition

1. category (Noun)

assortment branch case class classification condition degree denomination department difficulty dilemma division family grade group grouping impasse kind level order • • •

category (Noun) — A collection of things sharing a common attribute. ex. "there are two categories of detergents"

category (Noun) — A general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme.

accumulation aggregation assemblage collection concept conception construct brass family conjugation declension denomination form grammatical category histocompatibility complex kind paradigm pigeonhole rubric sex sort stamp substitution class syntactic category variety violin family way woodwind family superphylum