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supercategory

supercategory noun: the parent category that contains a subcategory.

Noun

supercategory (plural supercategories)

  1. The parent category that contains a subcategory.

Forms of supercategory

pluralsupercategories

Origin of supercategory

From super- + category.

Questions about supercategory

What does supercategory mean?
Supercategory means the parent category that contains a subcategory.
What part of speech is supercategory?
Supercategory is a noun.
What is the plural of supercategory?
The plural of supercategory is supercategories.

Words near supercategory in the dictionary

  1. supercategorization
  2. supercategorize
  3. supercategorized
  4. supercategorizes
  5. supercategorizing
  6. supercategory
  7. supercatenoid
  8. supercatenoids
  9. supercation
  10. supercations
  11. supercausal

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