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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieskategorisch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka-te-go-rish
"Der Manager gab eine kategorische Aussage ab."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Absolute and unqualified; without exceptions.
"The manager issued a categorical statement that no exceptions would be made to the policy." - 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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Categorical" is said worldwide
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catégorique
Transliteration: ka-te-go-rik
"Il a fait une déclaration catégorique sur la politique."
kategorisch
Transliteration: ka-te-go-rish
"Der Manager gab eine kategorische Aussage ab."
categorico
Transliteration: ka-ta-go-ri-ko
"Ha fatto una dichiarazione categorica sulla politica."
categórico
Transliteration: ka-te-go-ri-ko
"Hizo una declaración categórica sobre la política."
categórico
Transliteration: ka-te-go-ri-ko
"Ele fez uma declaração categórica sobre a política."
श्रेणीबद्ध
Transliteration: shrenibaddh
"उसने नीति पर श्रेणीबद्ध बयान दिया।"
分类的
Transliteration: fēnlèi de
"他对政策做出了分类的声明。"
범주적
Transliteration: beomjujeok
"그는 정책에 대해 범주적 발언을 했다."
カテゴリーの
Transliteration: kategorī no
"彼は政策についてカテゴリーの声明を出した。"
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