Category
Category noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.
Usage example: divide the essays into categories based on difficulty of comprehension
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Synonyms for Category
Family is a synonym for category in type topic. In some cases you can use "Family" instead a noun "Category".
Family
Family noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.
Usage example: the flute, the clarinet, the oboe, and other members of the woodwind family
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Synonyms for Family
Nearby Word: familial
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How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Category Traitor: Minke's family, especially his mother, repeatedly chastise him for being indifferent toward Javanese traditions and insisting on writing in Dutch instead of Javanese.
Source: Literature / Buru Quartet - The catenaccio or counter-attacking family of tactics falls under a similar category.
- If anything, all of the family members should have been campaigned in Lead, leaving the Supporting category to Judd Hirsch (who was also against Hutton).
Source: Award Category Fraud
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