First Known Use: 1827
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syncategorematic
adjective syn·cat·e·gor·e·mat·ic \ˌsin-ˌka-tə-ˌgȯr-ə-ˈma-tik, -ˌgȯr-ē-\
Definition of SYNCATEGOREMATIC
: forming a meaningful expression only in conjunction with a denotative expression (as a content word) <logical operators and function words are syncategorematic>
— syn·cat·e·gor·e·mat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of SYNCATEGOREMATIC
Late Latin syncategoremat-, syncategorema syncategorematic term, from Greek synkatēgorēma, from synkatēgorein to predicate jointly, from syn- + katēgorein to predicate — more at category
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