categoria

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noun

Exposure of an opponent's secret wickedness, especially in the opponent's presence.

OriginAncient Greek κατηγορία →
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Meanings

nouncategoria (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableExposure of an opponent's secret wickedness, especially in the opponent's presence.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκατηγορία“public accusation”
  2. Englishcategoria

Borrowed from Late Latin, from Ancient Greek κατηγορία (katēgoría, “public accusation”). Doublet of category.

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APA

categoria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/categoria

MLA

“categoria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/categoria. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “categoria,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/categoria.

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