syndetic

Meaning

  1. (not-comparable) Of or related to syndeton, the use of a conjunction.
  2. (not-comparable) Synonym of connective, serving to connect.
  3. (not-comparable) Synonym of crossreferenced.
  4. (not-comparable) Having bounded gaps between its terms.

Etymology

From Latin syndeticus, from Ancient Greek συνδετικός (sundetikós), from σύνδεσις (súndesis, “binding”) + -κός (-kós, “-ic: forming adjectives”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”).

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