supercategory

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noun

The parent category that contains a subcategory.

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Meanings

nounsupercategory (plural supercategories)

plural supercategories

  1. The parent category that contains a subcategory.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
subcategorysupergroupsuperset

Origin

From super- + category.

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Translations

German Oberkategorie
  • OberkategorieTranslations
Russian надкатегория
  • надкатегория (nadkategorija)Translations
Turkish üst kategori
  • üst kategoriTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

supercategory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercategory

MLA

“supercategory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercategory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supercategory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercategory.

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