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kategoria

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • kăt′ĭ-gôr′ē-ə
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkat.ɪˈɡɔːɹ.iː.ə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkæt.ɪˈɡɔːɹ.iː.ə/ older
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌkæt.ɪˈɡoɹ.i.ə/
  • Australian: /ˌkæt.ɪˈɡoːɹ.iː.ə/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌkɛt.əˈɡoːɹ.iː.ə/
  • Scotland: /ˌkat.ɪˈɡoɹ.i.ə/
  • India: /ˌkaʈ.ɪˈɡoːɾ.iː.a/
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹiə

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of accusation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: no-plural, rhetoric

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accusation

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin catēgoria, from Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ (kătēgorĭ́ā). Doublet of category.