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overcategory

overcategory noun: any functor into a specified base category.

Noun

overcategory (plural overcategories)

  1. Any functor into a specified base category.

Forms of overcategory

pluralovercategories

Origin of overcategory

From over- + category.

Questions about overcategory

What does overcategory mean?
Overcategory means any functor into a specified base category.
What part of speech is overcategory?
Overcategory is a noun.
What is the plural of overcategory?
The plural of overcategory is overcategories.

Words near overcategory in the dictionary

  1. overcategorizations
  2. overcategorize
  3. overcategorized
  4. overcategorizes
  5. overcategorizing
  6. overcategory
  7. overcaught
  8. overcaution
  9. overcautioned
  10. overcautioning
  11. overcautions

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