categorematic, a. Logic.
(ˈkætɪgɒrɪˈmætɪk)
[f. on Gr. type *κατηγορηµατικός, f. κατηγόρηµα; see prec. Cf. F. catégorématique.]
Of a word: Capable of being used by itself as a term.
| 1827 Whateley Logic 63 It is not every word that is categorematic, that is, capable of being employed by itself as a term. 1846 Mill Logic i. ii. §2. 1863 Burton Bk. Hunter 2 If it be a question whether a term is categorematic, or is of a quite opposite description..one may take up a very absolute positive position, without finding many people prepared to assail it. |