category-mistake

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

nouncategory-mistake (plural category-mistakes)

plural category-mistakes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of category mistake.
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APA

category-mistake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/category-mistake

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“category-mistake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/category-mistake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “category-mistake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/category-mistake.

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