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- French · borrowed fromhors catégorie
- English todayhors categorie
Borrowed from French hors catégorie (literally “beyond category”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hors categorie
Today it means: The toughest category of climbs, tougher than category 1. One of six categories of climbs, HC, 1, 2, 3, 4, and not classified; not classified being the easiest. Full definition →
French hors catégorie