transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌka-tə-ˈgȯr-i-kəl, -ˈgär- ]
adjective
also cat·e·gor·ic -ik
Etymology: Late Latin categoricus, from Greek katēgorikos, from katēgoria
Date: 1588
1. : absolute , unqualified
a categorical denial
2.
a. : of, relating to, or constituting a category
b. : involving, according with, or considered with respect to specific categories
• cat·e·gor·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adverb