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Definition category in British English

category noun

[countable] noun
/ˈkætəɡ(ə)ri/
1

a group of people or things that have similar qualities

Example

The winners in each of the seven categories were then chosen.

Example

a proposal to ban some categories of weapons

Example

Computer viruses fall into three broad categories.

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Definition category in British English