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Kategorie

category

noun ka-teh-goh-REE Less Common

Origin: from Greek 'kategoria'

Usage Note

Kategorie stresses the last syllable, ka-teh-goh-REE, and its plural Kategorien adds -n. The phrase in eine Kategorie fallen means 'to fall into a category'.

Examples

"Das gehört in eine andere Kategorie."

Natural Translation

That belongs in a different category.

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