categoría

Definitions of categoría
  1. noun
    a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
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    clase, tipo
    a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
    estilo
    a particular kind (as to appearance)
    marca
    a recognizable kind
    género
    a kind of literary or artistic work
    jaez
    a kind of person
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    concepto
    an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
  2. noun
    one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context
    synonyms: categoría morfosintáctica
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    verbo
    the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
    adjetivo
    the word class that qualifies nouns
    adverbio
    the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
    type of:
    categoría gramatical, categoría sintáctica
    (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
  3. noun
    a collection of things sharing a common attribute
    synonyms: clase
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    categoría gramatical, categoría sintáctica
    (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
    sexo
    either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided
    conjugación
    a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
    caso
    nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
    categoría morfosintáctica
    one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context
    número
    the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)
    persona
    a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
    género
    a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
    tiempo
    a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
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    acumulación, agregación, colección, cúmulo
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  4. noun
    a body of students who are taught together
    synonyms: clase, curso, nota, puntuación, rango, tipo
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    colectividad, grupo humano
    a group of persons together in one place
  5. noun
    relative status
    synonyms: jerarquía, rango, standing
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    onceavo, onceno, undécimo
    position 11 in a countable series of things
    doce, doceavo, duodécima parte, duodécimo
    position 12 in a countable series of things
    decimotercera parte, decimotercero, decimotercio, treceavo
    position 13 in a countable series of things
    catorceavo, decimocuarta parte, decimocuarto, décimocuarto
    position 14 in a countable series of things
    decimoquinta parte, decimoquinto
    position 15 in a countable series of things
    decimosexta parte, decimosexto, dieciseisavo, dieciséis
    position 16 in a countable series of things
    decimoséptima parte, decimoséptimo, diecisiete, diecisieteavo
    position 17 in a countable series of things
    decimoctava parte, decimoctavo, dieciocho, dieciochoavo
    position 18 in a countable series of things
    decimonona parte, decimonono, decimonoveno, diecinueve, diecinueveavo
    position 19 in a countable series of things
    veinte, veinteavo, vigésimo
    position 20 in a countable series of things
    treintavo, trigésimo
    position 30 in a countable series of things
    cuadragésima parte, cuadragésimo, cuarentavo
    position 40 in a countable series of things
    cincuentavo, quincuagésimo
    position 50 in a countable series of things
    sesentavo, sexagésimo
    position 60 in a countable series of things
    septuagésimo, setentavo
    position 70 in a countable series of things
    octagésimo, octogésimo
    position 80 in a countable series of things
    nonagésimo
    position 90 in a countable series of things
    escalón, nivel
    a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
    baronía
    the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
    ducado
    the dignity or rank or position of a duke
    vizcondado
    the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess
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    estatus, lugar, posición, rango, realce, situación, status
    the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
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