categorematic

[kat-i-gawr-uh-mat-ik, -gor-]

cat·e·gor·e·mat·ic

[kat-i-gawr-uh-mat-ik, -gor-]
adjective
1.
Traditional Logic. of or pertaining to a word having independent meaning so that it can be used as a term in a proposition.
2.
Contemporary Logic. of or pertaining to a word or symbol having an independent meaning apart from the context of other words or symbols.

Origin:
1820–30; < Greek katēgorēmat-, stem of katēgorēma predicate (in logic), accusation, charge (equivalent to katēgorē-, variant stem of katēgoreîn to predicate, prove (see category) + -ma noun suffix) + -ic
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Categorematic has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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categorematic

adjective
of a term or phrase capable of standing as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition [ant: syncategorematic
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