categorematic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κατηγόρημα (katēgórēma, “a predicate”).
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
Further reading
- categorematic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- categorematic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- categorematic at OneLook Dictionary Search
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