category vs family

family vs category

category and family both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
category	Yes	No	No	No
family	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, category and family are synonyms defined as:

category and family: a collection of things sharing a common attribute

Other synonyms of category include class.

category (noun)	family (noun)
a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme	primary social group; parents and children
a collection of things sharing a common attribute	people descended from a common ancestor
	a social unit living together
	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
	a collection of things sharing a common attribute
	an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
	a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
	a person having kinship with another or others

Difference between category and family

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