| categorematic | (adj) of a term or phrase capable of standing as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition, Ant. syncategorematic |
| syncategorematic | (adj) of a term that cannot stand as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition but must be used in conjunction with other terms, Ant. categorematic, Example: `or' is a syncategorematic term |
| Categorematic | a. [ Gr. &unr_; predicate. See Category. ] (Logic.) Capable of being employed by itself as a term; -- said of a word. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Syncategorematic | a. [ Gr. &unr_;; |