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syncategorematic - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'syncategorematic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Syncategorematic [ a.]
- Not capable of being used as a term by itself; -- said of words, as an adverb or preposition.

Meaning of 'syncategorematic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . syncategorematic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of a term that cannot stand as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition but must be used in conjunction with other terms
Example in sentence:
  • `or' is a syncategorematic term

Nearby Words:

syn- synacme synacmy synaeresis synagogical synagogue synalepha synallagmatic synallaxine synaloepha

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