categorematic

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

categorematic (not comparable)

1. (logic, of a word) Capable of being employed alone as a term.

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

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "logic, of a word"): syncategorematic

Derived terms

• categorematically
• syncategorematic

Translations

capable of being employed alone

• Mandarin: 实词 (zh) (shící)

Further reading

• “categorematic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “categorematic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “categorematic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.