synsemantic

adj

synsemantic

adj

Etymology From syn- + semantic.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Having a meaning only when in the company of other words.

  • Here autosemantic symbols are understood as referring singly or distributively to independent particulars, whereas synsemantic symbols function merely as parts of autosemantic symbols.1970, Stephan Körner, Categorial frameworks, page 20:
Antonyms
autosemantic

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