"syndetic" meaning in English

See syndetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Latin syndeticus, from Ancient Greek συνδετικός (sundetikós), from σύνδετον (súndeton, “syndeton, use of conjunctions, a binding”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic: forming adjectives”), the neuter substantive of σῠ́νδετος (sŭ́ndetos, “bound, joined”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”). Equivalent to syndeton + -ic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|syndeticus}} Latin syndeticus, {{der|en|grc|συνδετικός}} Ancient Greek συνδετικός (sundetikós), {{suffix|en|syndeton|ic}} syndeton + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} syndetic (not comparable)
  1. (grammar) Of or related to syndeton, the use of a conjunction. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-syndetic-en-adj-OcWyhLGR Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (grammar) Synonym of connective, serving to connect. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: connective [synonym, synonym-of], serving to connect [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-syndetic-en-adj-~IhbsIWg Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (library science) Synonym of crossreferenced. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Library science Synonyms: crossreferenced [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-syndetic-en-adj-BX62OU6G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 16 39 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 8 39 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 4 42 30
  4. (mathematics) Having bounded gaps between its terms. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics, Set theory Coordinate_terms (math): thick
    Sense id: en-syndetic-en-adj-LTuHYelu Disambiguation of Set theory: 14 10 22 53 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with syn-, English terms suffixed with -etic, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with syn-: 10 23 26 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -etic: 19 16 29 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 15 10 28 47 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'math': 10 13 13 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: piecewise syndetic, syndetical, syndetically, syndeticity, thickly syndetic Related terms: asyndetic, polysyndetic, syndesis, syndeton
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