syncategoreme

noun

syn·​cat·​e·​go·​reme

sə̇nˈkatə̇gəˌrēm,

səŋˈk-;

ˌsinkəˈtegəˌrēm,

ˌsiŋk-

plural syncategoremata

⸗ˌ⸗⸗⸗ˈremətə,

ˌ⸗⸗ˌ⸗⸗-,

-ˈrēm-

: a syncategorematic term

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin syncategorema, from Late Greek synkatēgorēma, from Greek synkatēgorein to predicate jointly, from syn- + katēgorein to predicate

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