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Meaning of syndetic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
/sɪnˈdɛtɪk/

Definitions

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

Examples

“Guns and butter is a syndetic phrase.”
“Asymmetry in pronominal sequencing is a recurrent feature of syndetic coordination, though with considerable variation in relation to literary genre.”
“With the syndetic juxtaposition of distinct members, the article is not often repeated.”
“Syndetic, applied to an alphabetical subject catalogue or dictionary catalogue which includes cross-references as connecting links between subjects.”
“The dictionary includes syndetic references.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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