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syndetic

Sometimes ��·��·��·��

[sin-det-ik]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative.
Grammar.��
1. conjunctive.
2. connected by a conjunction.

syndetic

/ ��ɪ��ˈ��ɛ��ɪ�� /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

syndetically adverb
��ˈ��پ�� adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of syndetic¹

1615–25; < Greek ��Ի��پ��ó��, equivalent to ��ý�Ի�� ( 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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Syndetic, -al, sin-det′ik, -al, adj. connecting by conjunctions, &c.

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syndesmosis syndeton

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