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Categorematic
Catˊe-gorˊe-mat′ic
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] predicate. See
Category
.] (Logic.)
Capable of being employed by itself as a term; – said of a word.
Definition 2024
categorematic
categorematic
English
Adjective
categorematic (not comparable)
- (logic, of a word) Capable of being employed alone as a term.
- The word "man" is categorematic; the word "many" is not.
Antonyms
- (logic, of a word): syncategorematic
Derived terms
Translations
capable of being employed alone
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