Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - category

ˈkætɪɡərɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1 a class or division. 2 Philos. a one of a possibly exhaustive set of classes among which all things might be distributed. b one of the a priori conceptions applied by the mind to sense-impressions. c any relatively fundamental philosophical concept. øøcategorial adj. [F cat÷gorie or LL categoria f. Gk kategoria statement f. kategoros accuser]