anticategory

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noun

A category that stands in opposition to another category, or that defies the usual conventions of categories.

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Meanings

nounanticategory (plural anticategories)

plural anticategories

  1. A category that stands in opposition to another category, or that defies the usual conventions of categories.

Origin

From anti- + category.

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APA

anticategory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticategory

MLA

“anticategory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticategory. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticategory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticategory.

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