Sortal

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  • adj. Of or pertaining to a sort
  • adj. Having the character of a sortal
  • n. A type of universal that defines a particular sort of object
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Pertaining to a sort.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Belonging or pertaining to a sort or class.
  • Word Usage
    "Many philosophers have claimed that the notion of a sortal is the same notion as developed by Aristotle under the label "secondary substance" in several of his writings."
    Cross Reference
    Stanford    the    in    stanford    of    http    sortals    entries    Encyclopedia    Philosophy   
    Form
    nonsortal    sortalism    sortalize    sortalist   
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