Added 10 October 2026
syndetic
/sɪnˈdɛtɪk/ adjective
Latin root: syndeticus Wiktionary
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Of or related to syndeton, the use of a conjunction.
Guns and butter is a syndetic phrase.
- Synonym of connective, serving to connect.
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Synonym of crossreferenced.
The dictionary includes syndetic references.
Origin
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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