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syndetic.

Of or related to syndeton, the use of a conjunction.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/sɪnˈdɛtɪk/
  1. Of or related to syndeton, the use of a conjunction.

    not-comparable
    Guns and butter is a syndetic phrase.
  2. Synonym of connective, serving to connect.

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  3. Synonym of crossreferenced.

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    The dictionary includes syndetic references.
  4. Having bounded gaps between its terms.

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    The gap between successive members of a syndetic set may vary but is always less than some specific value: i.e., there is an integer n such that {x,x+1,x+2,⋯,x+n}∩S≠∅ for any x∈N.
Where this word comes from

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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