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View synonyms for syndetic

syndetic

[ sin-det-ik ]

adjective

  1. serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative.
  2. Grammar.
    1. connected by a conjunction.


syndetic

/ sɪnˈdɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. denoting a grammatical construction in which two clauses are connected by a conjunction Compare asyndetic
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Derived Forms

  • synˈdetically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • syn·deti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of syndetic1

1615–25; < Greek syndetikós, equivalent to sýndet ( os ) bound together ( syn- syn- + de- ( syndesis ) + -tos verbid suffix) + -ikos -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of syndetic1

C17: from Greek sundetikos, from sundetos bound together; see syndesis
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Example Sentences

Syndetic, -al, sin-det′ik, -al, adj. connecting by conjunctions, &c.

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