rhematic

[ ri-mat-ik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to the formation of words.
2. pertaining to the rheme of a sentence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhematic¹

1855–60; < Greek rhēmatikós belonging to a word, equivalent to rhēmat- (stem of rhêma ) word + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

The most learned of all these philologists argues that during the first or Rhematic period, there existed a tribe in Central Asia which spoke a monosyllabic language, in which lay the germs of the Turanian, Aryan, and Semitic forms of speech.

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Rhematic, rē-mat′ik, adj. derived from a verb.—n. the doctrine of propositions.

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A field for study—Three divisions of language—Rhematic period—Origin of—Various theories—Change of—Views of Ancients—Number of—Comparative permancy of written language.

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Rhematic, that period when men first began to coin expressions for the most necessary ideas.

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A fourth term is wanting, the rhematic, or logic of sentences.

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