WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sub•cat•e•go•ry
(sub kat′ə gôr′ē, -gōr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries.
- a subordinate category or a division of a category.
- sub- + category
'subcategory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):