How to Pronounce Category

To pronounce "category", say CAT-eg-ory — 3 syllables, IPA /ˈkætəˌɡɔɹi/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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/ˈkætəˌɡɔɹi/

🇺🇸 IPA (US)

/kˈætɪɡəɹi/

🇬🇧 IPA (UK)

💡 Tip for remembering “category

"category" has 3 syllables: cat-eg-ory. It rhymes with repository and hoary, if that helps it stick.

What does category mean?

noun

  1. A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.

    I wouldn't put this book in the same category as the author's first novel.

  2. A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition is associative.

    Just as a monoid consists of an underlying set with a binary operation "on top of it" which is closed, associative and with an identity, a category consists of an underlying digraph with an arrow composition operation "on top of it" which is transitively closed, associative, and with an identity at each object. In fact, a category's composition operation, when restricted to a single one of its objects, turns that object's set of arrows (which would all be loops) into a monoid.

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How many syllables are in "category"?

"Category" has 3 syllables: cat · eg · ory.

What is the IPA transcription of "category"?

The IPA transcription of "category" is /ˈkætəˌɡɔɹi/.

What does "category" mean?

Category: A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.

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