English Explanatory Dictionary

syndetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or related to syndeton, the use of a conjunction.
  2. Synonym of connective, serving to connect.
  3. Synonym of crossreferenced.
  4. Having bounded gaps between its terms.

Pronunciation

/sɪnˈdɛtɪk/

Word forms

syndetic

Etymology

From Latin syndeticus, from Ancient Greek συνδετικός (sundetikós), from σύνδεσις (súndesis, “binding”) + -κός (-kós, “-ic: forming adjectives”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”).

Synonyms

connective serving to connect crossreferenced

Antonyms

asyndetic

Related words

asyndetic polysyndetic syndesis syndeton syndical

Derived words

aposyndetic piecewise syndetic syndetical syndetically syndeticity thickly syndetic
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