rhematic

[ri-mat-ik] /rɪˈmæt ɪk/

adjective

pertaining to the formation of words.

pertaining to the rheme of a sentence.

Origin of rhematic

Greek

1855-1860

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

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

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