syncategorematic

American  

[sin-kat-i-gawr-uh-mat-ik, -gor-] / sɪnˌkæt ɪˌgɔr əˈmæt ɪk, -ˌgɒr- /

adjective

1. Traditional Logic. of or relating to a word that is part of a categorical proposition but is not a term, as all, some, is.

2. 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.

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syncategorematic British  

/ sɪnˌkætəˌɡɔːrəˈmætɪk /

adjective

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of syncategorematic

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

Example Sentences

Mr. Fowler's words Subject and Attributive express practically the same distinction, except that Attributive is of narrower extent than syncategorematic.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William

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

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William

We may notice, too, that the relative pronoun, unlike the rest, is necessarily syncategorematic, for the same reason as the subjunctive mood.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

Classify the following words according as they are categorematic, syncategorematic or acategorematic;— come peradventure why through inordinately pshaw therefore circumspect puss grand inasmuch stop touch sameness back cage disconsolate candle.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph