category mistakes

A form of category mistake — A semantic or ontological error by which a property (or category) is ascribed to a thing that could not possibly have that property.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of category mistake
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APA

category mistakes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/category%20mistakes

MLA

“category mistakes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/category%20mistakes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “category mistakes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/category%20mistakes.

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