syndetic

[ sin-det-ik ]
/ sɪnˈdɛt ɪk /

adjective

serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative.
Grammar.
  1. conjunctive(def 3c).
  2. connected by a conjunction.
Sometimes syn·det·i·cal.

Origin of syndetic

1615–25; < Greek syndetikós, equivalent to sýndet(os) bound together ( syn- syn- + de- (see syndesis) + -tos verbid suffix) + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM syndetic

syn·det·i·cal·ly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for syndetic

syndetic
/ (sɪnˈdɛtɪk) /

adjective

denoting a grammatical construction in which two clauses are connected by a conjunction Compare asyndetic (def. 2)

Derived forms of syndetic

syndetically, adverb

Word Origin for syndetic

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