category Definition

category
noun categories

1. A group of things, people or concepts classed together because of some quality or qualities they have in common.

Thesaurus: classification, division, type, grouping, sort, section, chapter, class, grade, order, rank, genus, species.
2. In Aristotelian philosophy: any of the ten most basic modes of existence, including place, time, quantity, etc.
3. In Kantian philosophy: any of the conceptions of the understanding used to interpret the world.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin categoria, from Greek kategoria accusation, affirmation, from kategorein to accuse or assert.