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declension vs category

category vs declension

declension and category both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
declension Yes No No No
category Yes No No No
As nouns, category is a hypernym of declension; that is, category is a word with a broader meaning than declension:
  • declension: a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
  • category: a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Other hypernyms of declension include class, family.
declension (noun) category (noun)
a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
a downward slope or bend a collection of things sharing a common attribute
process of changing to an inferior state
the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
Difference between declension and category

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