syncategorem

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Noun syncategorem has 1 sense

syncategorem, syncategoreme - a syncategorematic expression; a word that cannot be used alone as a term in a logical proposition; "logical quantifiers, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions are called syncategoremes"
--₁ is a kind of word
Antonyms: categorem, categoreme

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Syncategorem

Definition:

A syncategorem is a term used in logic and philosophy to refer to a word or expression that does not have meaning on its own and only serves a grammatical function within a sentence.

Examples:

Noun: In the sentence "All dogs bark," the word "all" is a syncategorem.

Adjective: The phrase "the" in the sentence "The sun is shining" functions as a syncategorem.

Adverb: In the statement "She can run very quickly," the word "very" acts as a syncategorem.

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