🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

分类的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fēnlèi de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Categorical/ˈkæt.ə.ɡɔːr.ɪ.kəl/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他对政策做出了分类的声明。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Absolute and unqualified; without exceptions.

    "The manager issued a categorical statement that no exceptions would be made to the policy."
  2. 2

    Relating to a category or categories.

    "The research focused on categorical data, which can be divided into distinct groups."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'categorical' originates from the Greek word 'katēgorikos', which means 'assertive' or 'declaring'. It was adopted into Middle French as 'catégorique' before entering English in the late 16th century, evolving to signify absolute or unconditional statements.

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