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syndetic

[ sin-det-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative.
Grammar.
1. conjunctive ( def 3c ).
2. connected by a conjunction.

syndetic

/ sɪnˈdɛtɪk /

adjective

See asyndetic
denoting a grammatical construction in which two clauses are connected by a conjunction Compare asyndetic

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Derived Forms

synˈdetically, adverb

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Other Words From

syn·deti·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of syndetic¹

1615–25; < Greek syndetikós, equivalent to sýndet ( os ) bound together ( syn- syn- + de- ( syndesis ) + -tos verbid suffix) + -ikos -ic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of syndetic¹

C17: from Greek sundetikos, from sundetos bound together; see syndesis

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