adjective
- connected by conjunctions or other linking words
Usage: grammar; linguistics
Examples
- The syndetic construction used ‘and’ to join the clauses.
- Syndetic coordination creates clear relationships between sentence elements.
- The writer preferred syndetic lists with conjunctions between each item.
- In syndetic parataxis, conjunctions explicitly connect the parallel structures.
- The grammar book explained the difference between syndetic and asyndetic constructions.
- Syndetic phrases often sound more formal than their asyndetic counterparts.