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supercategorization

supercategorization noun: the placing of something in a supercategory.

Noun

supercategorization (uncountable)

  1. The placing of something in a supercategory.

Origin of supercategorization

From super- + categorization.

Questions about supercategorization

What does supercategorization mean?
Supercategorization means the placing of something in a supercategory.
What part of speech is supercategorization?
Supercategorization is a noun.

Words near supercategorization in the dictionary

  1. supercatalysts
  2. supercatastrophe
  3. supercatastrophes
  4. supercatastrophic
  5. supercategories
  6. supercategorization
  7. supercategorize
  8. supercategorized
  9. supercategorizes
  10. supercategorizing
  11. supercategory

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