"categorical" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌkætəˈɡɔɹɪk(ə)l/ [Canada, General-American] Forms: more categorical [comparative], most categorical [superlative]
Etymology: From Late Latin catēgoricus + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|catēgoricus|al|lang1=LL.}} Late Latin catēgoricus + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} categorical (comparative more categorical, superlative most categorical)
  1. Absolute; having no exception. Synonyms (having no exception): absolute [absolute], categoric [absolute], unconditional [absolute], categorial [absolute] Translations (absolute; having no exception): окончателен (okončatelen) (Bulgarian), безусловен (bezusloven) (Bulgarian), categòric (Catalan), kategorický (Czech), kategorisk (Danish), catégorique [feminine, masculine] (French), kategorisch (German), kategorikus (Hungarian), categoriale (Italian), 無条件の (mujōken no) (Japanese), 例外無き (reigainaki) (Japanese), kategoryczny (Polish), categórico (Portuguese), taxativo (Portuguese), categoric (Romanian), категори́ческий (kategoríčeskij) (Russian), tajante (Spanish), categórico (Spanish), kategorisk (Swedish), категори́чний (katehorýčnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-categorical-en-adj-JBmP091o Disambiguation of 'having no exception': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'absolute; having no exception': 99 1
  2. Of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories. Translations (of, pertaining to, or using categories): категоричен (kategoričen) (Bulgarian), catégoriel [masculine] (French), catégorielle [feminine] (French), kategorisch (German), categoriale (Italian), 分類上の (bunruijō no) (Japanese), categórico (Portuguese), categorial (Romanian), mulisipin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-categorical-en-adj-xtsnPEIg Disambiguation of 'of, pertaining to, or using categories': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acategorical, categorical dual, categorical imperative, categoricalness, categorical product, categorical variable Related terms: categoricity

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌkætəˈɡɔɹɪk(ə)l/ [Canada, General-American] Forms: categoricals [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin catēgoricus + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|catēgoricus|al|lang1=LL.}} Late Latin catēgoricus + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} categorical (plural categoricals)
  1. (logic) A categorical proposition. Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-categorical-en-noun-bnx2aaji Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 11 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 28 13 58 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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      "roman": "bunruijō no",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or using categories",
      "word": "分類上の"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or using categories",
      "word": "categórico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or using categories",
      "word": "categorial"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or using categories",
      "word": "mulisipin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "categorical"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 5-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Late Latin",
    "English terms suffixed with -al",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "catēgoricus",
        "3": "al",
        "lang1": "LL."
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin catēgoricus + -al",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin catēgoricus + -al.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "categoricals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "categorical (plural categoricals)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Logic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A categorical proposition."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "logic",
          "logic"
        ],
        [
          "categorical proposition",
          "categorical proposition"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(logic) A categorical proposition."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "logic",
        "mathematics",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌkætəˈɡɔɹɪk(ə)l/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "categorical"
}

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