syncategorematic

Other forms: syncategorematically

Definitions of syncategorematic

1. adjective

   of a term that cannot stand as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition but must be used in conjunction with other terms
   “`or' is a syncategorematic term”

   synonyms:

   synsemantic

   of a word or phrase meaningful only when it occurs in the company of other words

   antonyms:

   categorematic

   of a term or phrase capable of standing as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition

   autosemantic

   of a word or phrase meaningful in isolation, independent of context