adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Capable of being employed alone as a term. not-comparable

   "The word "man" is categorematic; the word "many" is not."

Adjective

1. 1
   of a term or phrase capable of standing as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition wordnet

Synonyms

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autosemantic

Antonyms

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syncategorematic

Example

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"The word "man" is categorematic; the word "many" is not."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατηγόρημα (katēgórēma, “a predicate”) + -atic.

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