category (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *category*:
NOUN	group	category, class, family	a collection of things sharing a common attribute
NOUN	cognition	category	a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

category > pronunciation
Sounds	kae'tahgao.riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *category*: 2 senses > noun 1, group
Meaning	A collection of things sharing a common attribute.
Synonyms	class, family
Members	superphylum	(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass
Narrower	brass family	(music) the family of brass instruments
	conjugation	A class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
	declension	A class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
	denomination	A class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money
	grammatical category, syntactic category	(grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
	histocompatibility complex	A family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response
	sex	Either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided
	stamp	A type or class
	substitution class, paradigm	The class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
	violin family	(music) the family of bowed stringed instruments
	woodwind family	(music) the family of woodwind instruments
Broader	collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage	Several things grouped together or considered as a whole
Spanish	categoría, clase, familia
Catalan	categoria, classe, família
Adjectives	categorial	of or relating to the concept of categories
Adjectives	categorical, categoric	relating to or included in a category or categories
Verbs	categorize	place into or assign to a category / category

English > *category*: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	A general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme.
Narrower	kind, sort, form, variety	A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic / characteristic or quality
	pigeonhole	A specific (often simplistic) category
	rubric	category name
	way	A general category of things
Broader	concept, conception, construct	An abstract or general idea inferred / inferred / inferred / inferred or derived from specific instances
Spanish	categoria, categoría
Catalan	categoria
Adjectives	categorial	of or relating to the concept of categories
Adjectives	categorical	relating to or included in a category or categories
Verbs	categorize	place into or assign to a category / category

HyperDic: category