rhematic

[ ri-mat-ik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to the formation of words.
2. pertaining to the rheme of a sentence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhematic¹

1855–60; < Greek rhēmatikós belonging to a word, equivalent to rhēmat- (stem of rhêma ) word + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

Rhematic, that period when men first began to coin expressions for the most necessary ideas.

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