syndetic

[ sin-det-ik ]

adjective

1. serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative.
2. Grammar.
   1. conjunctive ( def 3c ).
   2. connected by a conjunction.

syndetic

/ sɪnˈdɛtɪk /

adjective

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

Derived Forms

• synˈdetically, adverb

Other Words From

• syn·deti·cal·ly adverb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of syndetic¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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