asyntactic

asyntactic
\\|ā+(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective also asyntactical \\|ā+(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
Etymology: Greek asyntaktikos, from a- a- (II) + syntaktikos syntactic, syntactical — more at syntactic
: not syntactic

an asyntactic narrative

an asyntactic compound such as star-spangled, with a structure differing from that of the phrase spangled with stars


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  • asyntactic — /ay sin tak tik/, adj. Gram. (of compounds) consisting of morphemes that are combined differently from their mode of combination as separate words in a phrase, as bookstore, which is an asyntactic compound, while the same elements are combined… …   Universalium

  • asyntactic — asyn·tac·tic …   English syllables

  • asyntactic —   a. breaking rules of syntax or grammar …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • atactic —   a. asyntactic; irregular; pertaining to ataxy …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • asyntactical — adjective see asyntactic …   Useful english dictionary

  • a|syn|tac|tic — «AY sihn TAK tihk», adjective. loosely put together; irregular; ungrammatical: »If they [compounds] conform to the grammatical pattern, they are syntactic compounds (e.g., radioactive). If they fail to conform, they may be termed asyntactic (e.g …   Useful english dictionary

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