characterizational

adjective

Relating to characterization.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English characterization ← Medieval Latin charactērizō →
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Meanings

adjectivecharacterizational (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to characterization.

    However, this physical context may well be confused with a mental context, which would be the context of a characterizational judgment.

    1979, S. Y. Kuroda, Generative Grammatical Studies in the Japanese Language, page 52

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  2. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  3. Ancient Greekχᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)
  4. Medieval Latincharactērizō
  5. Englishcharacterize
  6. Englishcharacterization
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishcharacterizational

From characterization + -al.

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APA

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Chicago

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