"syncategorematic" meaning in English

See syncategorematic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more syncategorematic [comparative], most syncategorematic [superlative]
Etymology: syn- + categorematic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|syn|categorematic}} syn- + categorematic Head templates: {{en-adj}} syncategorematic (comparative more syncategorematic, superlative most syncategorematic)
  1. (linguistics, of a term) Needing other terms in order to make a meaningful constituent of language. Wikipedia link: syncategorematic term Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: syncategorematical Derived forms: syncategorematically, syncategorematicity Related terms: syncategoreme, logical constant Translations (Translations): sincategorematico (Italian), 虚词 (xūcí) (Mandarin), sincategorematic (Occitan)

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