Pronunciation: ˌ sin- ˌ ka-t ə - ˌ go ̇ r- ə - ' ma-tik, - ˌ go ̇ r- ē -
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin syncategoremat-, syncategorema syncategorematic term, from Greek synkat ē gor ē ma, from synkat ē gorein to predicate jointly, from syn- + kat ē gorein to predicate ― more at CATEGORY
Date: 1827
: forming a meaningful expression only in conjunction with a denotative expression (as a content word) <logical operators and function words are syncategorematic >
– syn · cat · e · gor · e · mat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb