definitions

syndetic

[ sin-det-ik ]
/ sɪnˈdɛt ɪk /
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR syndetic ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

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

RELATED WORDS

intimate, interrelated, anastomotic

Nearby words

syndesmophyte, syndesmoplasty, syndesmorrhaphy, syndesmosis, syndesmotomy, syndetic, syndeton, syndic, syndical, syndicalism, syndicate
Sometimes syn·det·i·cal.

Origin of syndetic

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

Related forms

syn·det·i·cal·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for syndetic

syndetic

/ (sɪnˈdɛtɪk) /

adjective

denoting a grammatical construction in which two clauses are connected by a conjunctionCompare asyndetic (def. 2)

Derived Forms

syndetically, adverb

Word Origin for syndetic

C17: from Greek sundetikos, from sundetos bound together; see syndesis
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012