ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Synsemantic

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Synsemantic is an adjective meaning (linguistics) Having a meaning only when in the company of other words.

Meaning

(linguistics) Having a meaning only when in the company of other words.

Example Sentences

Here autosemantic symbols are understood as referring singly or distributively to independent particulars, whereas synsemantic symbols function merely as parts of autosemantic symbols.

Antonyms for synsemantic

Common opposites include autosemantic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include syncategorematic, paronymous, agnate, isosemantic, cosentential, syndetic.

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