syndetic

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. 2001.

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Syndetic — may refer one of the following*Syndetic set, in mathematics *Syndetic coordination, in linguistics * Syndetic structure, the [http://www.db.dk/bh/lifeboat ko/concepts/syndetic structure.htm cross references and relationships between indexing… …   Wikipedia

  • 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 — 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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