HyperDic: syncategorematic

English > 1 sense of the word syncategorematic:
ADJECTIVEallsyncategorematicof a term that cannot stand as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition but must be used in conjunction with other terms
English > syncategorematic: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningOf a term that cannot stand as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition but must be used in conjunction with other terms.
Example"'or' is a syncategorematic term"
CategorylogicThe branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
NarrowersynsemanticOf a word or phrase meaningful only when it occurs in the company of other words
OppositecategorematicOf a term or phrase capable of standing as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition
Nounssyncategorem, syncategoremea syncategorematic expression

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