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/ˈkætəɡəri/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics.
"Books are sorted into categories such as fiction and non-fiction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek katēgoria 'accusation, statement', from katēgorein 'accuse'.
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catégorie
Transliteration: categorie
"Cette application classe les dépenses par catégorie."
Kategorie
Transliteration: Kategorie
"Die Produkte sind in verschiedene Kategorien unterteilt."
categoria
Transliteration: categoria
"Questo libro rientra nella categoria dei romanzi storici."
categoría
Transliteration: categoria
"El premio tiene más de una categoría."
categoria
Transliteration: categoria
"Escolha a categoria correta para o seu anúncio."
श्रेणी
Transliteration: shreni
"इस उत्पाद को एक नई श्रेणी में रखा गया है।"
类别
Transliteration: lèibié
"这本书属于科幻小说类别。"
범주
Transliteration: beomju
"이 항목은 다른 범주에 속합니다."
カテゴリー
Transliteration: kategorī
"商品はいくつかのカテゴリーに分類されています。"
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