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syn•tag•mat•ic
Pronunciation: (sin"tag-mat'ik), [key]—
adj. Ling.
pertaining to a relationship among linguistic elements that occur sequentially in the chain of speech or writing, as the relationship between
the sun and
is shining or
the and
sun in the sentence
The sun is shining. Also,syn"tag•mat'i•cal.Cf.
paradigmatic. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.