syncategorematic

(adjective)

adjective

1. 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

Similar word(s): synsemantic

Sentences with syncategorematic as an adjective:

- In a logical theory, tautologies could be regarded as being syncategorematic and contingencies as being categorematic.