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
Definition of category noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Think of the game show "Jeopardy!," and how each column is a different category of questions — like "Literary Characters" or "Potent Potables." The noun category has the sense of ordering or sorting. In Biology, the science of taxonomy is all about categorizing all living organisms.
What are categories? Categories are groupings or classifications that help organize and make sense of information or objects based on their shared characteristics or attributes.
cat•e•go•ry /ˈkætɪˌgɔri/ n. [countable], pl. -ries. any group or division in a system of classification: several categories of students: part-time, full-time, degree, and nondegree.
