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adj. - Of a word or phrase meaningful only when it occurs in the company of other words.

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Usage examples (2)
  • (Autosemantika), as exemplified by names and sentences of various kinds, whereas he calls the latter “synsemantic expressions” (synsemantische Ausdrücke) or simply
  • “etymon”), understood as “a presentation which serves as a link of association between the outwardly perceivable sign and its meaning” (Marty 1884: 298), whether it be...
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