First Known Use: 1876
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syndetic
adjective syn·det·ic \sin-ˈde-tik\
Definition of SYNDETIC
: connective, connecting <syndetic pronoun>; also : marked by a conjunctive <syndetic relative clause>
— syn·det·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of SYNDETIC
Greek syndetikos, from syndein to bind together — more at asyndeton
Rhymes with SYNDETIC
aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, cosmetic, eidetic, emetic, frenetic, gametic, genetic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, mimetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phenetic, phonetic, phyletic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, splenetic, syncretic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic
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