Cat`e·gor`e·mat'ic adjective [ Greek ... predicate. See Category .] (Logic.) Capable of being employed by itself as a term; -- said of a word. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/36
adjective of a term or phrase capable of standing as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
In traditional 1ogic, denoting or capable of denoting a term, or of standing for a subject or predicate- -- said of words. Opposite of syncategorematic (q.v.). --A.C. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21203