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category

[ kat-i-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee ]

noun

plural categories.
  1. any general or comprehensive division; a class.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a classificatory division in any field of knowledge, as a phylum or any of its subdivisions in biology.
  3. Metaphysics.
    1. (in Aristotelian philosophy) any of the fundamental modes of existence, such as substance, quality, and quantity, as determined by analysis of the different possible kinds of predication.
    2. (in Kantian philosophy) any of the fundamental principles of the understanding, as the principle of causation.
    3. any classification of terms that is ultimate and not susceptible to further analysis.
  4. categories. Also called Guggenheim. (used with a singular verb) a game in which a key word and a list of categories, as dogs, automobiles, or rivers, are selected, and in which each player writes down a word in each category that begins with each of the letters of the key word, the player writing down the most words within a time limit being declared the winner.
  5. Mathematics. a type of mathematical object, as a set, group, or metric space, together with a set of mappings from such an object to other objects of the same type.
  6. Grammar. part of speech.


category

/ 藞办忙迟瑟伞蓹谤瑟 /

noun

  1. a class or group of things, people, etc, possessing some quality or qualities in common; a division in a system of classification
  2. metaphysics any one of the most basic classes into which objects and concepts can be analysed
    1. (in the philosophy of Aristotle) any one of ten most fundamental modes of being, such as quantity, quality, and substance
    2. (in the philosophy of Kant) one of twelve concepts required by human beings to interpret the empirical world
    3. any set of objects, concepts, or expressions distinguished from others within some logical or linguistic theory by the intelligibility of a specific set of statements concerning them See also category mistake
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of category1

First recorded in 1580鈥90; from Late Latin 肠补迟脓驳辞谤颈补, from Greek 办补迟脓驳辞谤铆补 鈥渁ccusation鈥 (in logic, 鈥減redication鈥), from 办补迟脓驳辞谤别卯苍 鈥渢o accuse, affirm,鈥 from kata- cata- + 补驳辞谤别煤别颈苍 鈥渢o speak before the agora 1 鈥 + -ia -y 3
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of category1

C15: from Late Latin 肠补迟脓驳辞谤颈补, from Greek 办补迟脓驳辞谤颈补, from kategorein to accuse, assert
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Winners were announced in 13 categories for works published last year.

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A separate tab on the website breaks down the methodology behind the projections for deaths from HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases and other categories.

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As winners in 12 competitive categories and three special prizes took the stage, many addressed the fraught political climate in the U.S. as well as L.A. rebuilding after January鈥檚 devastating firestorms.

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In the case of immigrants, some Democrats decided to just do the right thing 鈥 to not just abandon an inconvenient category of human beings 鈥 while noting that the rule of law benefits all.

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The text credits him with the 鈥渞eview and editing鈥 of the paper鈥檚 text among 36 other credited co-authors in that category.

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