syncategorematic
[ sin-kat-i-gawr-uh-mat-ik, -gor- ]
/ sɪnˌkæt ɪˌgɔr əˈmæt ɪk, -ˌgɒr- /
adjective
Traditional Logic.
of or relating to a word that is part of a categorical proposition but is not a term, as all, some, is.
Contemporary Logic.
of or relating to a word or symbol that has no independent meaning and acquires meaning only in the context of other words or symbols, as the symbol ( or the word of.
Compare term(def 9).
Origin of syncategorematic
1820–30; < Late Latin
syncatēgorēmat-, stem of
syncatēgorēma part of a discourse that needs another word to become fully intelligible (see
syn-,
categorematic) +
-ic
Words nearby syncategorematic
sync,
sync-generator,
syncanthus,
syncarp,
syncarpous,
syncategorematic,
syncephalus,
syncheilia,
syncheiria,
synchondrodial joint,
synchondroseotomy
Example sentences from the Web for syncategorematic
A nice point is whether the Adjective is categorematic or syncategorematic.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive |William MintoThus words are classified as Categorematic or Syncategorematic.
Logic |Carveth ReadA word that can only form part of a term is Syncategorematic.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive |William Minto
British Dictionary definitions for syncategorematic
syncategorematic
/ (sɪnˌkætəˌɡɔːrəˈmætɪk) /
adjective
philosophy
applying to expressions that are not in any of Aristotle's categories, but form meaningful expressions together with them, such as conjunctions and adverbs