syncategorematic

[ sin-kat-i-gawr-uh-mat-ik, -gor- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Traditional Logic. of or relating to a word that is part of a categorical proposition but is not a term, as all, some, is.
Contemporary Logic. of or relating to a word or symbol that has no independent meaning and acquires meaning only in the context of other words or symbols, as the symbol ( or the word of. Compare term ( def 9 ).

syncategorematic

/ sɪnˌkætəˌɡɔːrəˈmætɪk /

adjective

philosophy applying to expressions that are not in any of Aristotle's categories, but form meaningful expressions together with them, such as conjunctions and adverbs

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Word History and Origins

Origin of syncategorematic¹

1820–30; < Late Latin syncatēgorēmat-, stem of syncatēgorēma part of a discourse that needs another word to become fully intelligible ( syn-, categorematic ) + -ic

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Example Sentences

Thus words are classified as Categorematic or Syncategorematic.

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A nice point is whether the Adjective is categorematic or syncategorematic.

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A word that can only form part of a term is Syncategorematic.

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