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synthetonic

synthetonic adjective: pertaining to hendiadys in which the conjoined terms are synonyms.

Adjective

synthetonic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to hendiadys in which the conjoined terms are synonyms.
    • Syntactically, hendiadic constructions differ from synthetonic sequences in that the latter are separate clauses, and hence are separately negatable and may have different tenses and aspects and different subjects.2002, Joan L. Bybee, Michael Noonan, Complex Sentences in Grammar and Discourse, page 152

Questions about synthetonic

What does synthetonic mean?
Synthetonic means pertaining to hendiadys in which the conjoined terms are synonyms.
What part of speech is synthetonic?
Synthetonic is an adjective.

Words near synthetonic in the dictionary

  1. synthetoceratine
  2. synthetoceratines
  3. synthetocerine
  4. synthetocerines
  5. syntheton
  6. synthetonic
  7. synthfuel
  8. synthfuels
  9. Synthia
  10. synthing
  11. synthmeat

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