Syndetic

Syndetic
Syndetic Syn*det"ic, Syndetical Syn*det"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?, from ? to bind together; sy`n with + ? to bind; cf. {Asyndetic}.] Connecting; conjunctive; as, syndetic words or connectives; syndetic references in a dictionary. -- {Syn*det"ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

With the syndetic juxtaposition of distinct members, the article is not often repeated. --C. J. Grece (Trans. Maetzner's Gram.). [1913 Webster]


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  • syndetic — [sin det′ik] adj. [Gr syndetikos < syndein, to tie up < syn , together + dein, to bind: see DIADEM] connecting or connected by means of conjunctions; connective …   English World dictionary

  • syndetic — adjective Etymology: Greek syndetikos, from syndein to bind together more at asyndeton Date: 1876 connective, connecting < syndetic pronoun >; also marked by a conjunctive < syndetic relative clause > • syndetically adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • syndetic — syn•det•ic [[t]sɪnˈdɛt ɪk[/t]] also syn•det′i•cal adj. 1) gram. cv serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative 2) gram. connected by a conjunction: syndetic clauses[/ex] • Etymology: 1615–25; < Gk syndetikós < sýndet(os) bound… …   From formal English to slang

  • Syndetic set — In mathematics, a syndetic set is a subset of the natural numbers, having the property of bounded gaps : that the sizes of the gaps in the sequence of natural numbers is bounded. DefinitionLet mathcal{P} f(mathbb{N}) denote the set of finite… …   Wikipedia

  • syndetic — syndetically, adv. /sin det ik/, adj. 1. serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative. 2. Gram. a. conjunctive (def. 3c). b. connected by a conjunction. Also, syndetical. [1615 25; < Gk syndetikós, equiv. to sýndet(os) bound together (syn… …   Universalium

  • syndetic — adjective That is connected by a conjunction …   Wiktionary

  • syndetic — adj. connecting, joining; acting as a connecter (Grammar) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • syndetic — [sɪn dɛtɪk] adjective Grammar of or using conjunctions. Origin C17: from Gk sundetikos, from sundein bind together …   English new terms dictionary

  • syndetic — syn·det·ic …   English syllables

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