syncategorematic
adjective
syn·cat·e·gor·e·mat·ic
ˌsin-ˌka-tə-ˌgȯr-ə-ˈma-tik
-ˌgȯr-ē-
: forming a meaningful expression only in conjunction with a denotative expression (such as a content word)
logical operators and function words are syncategorematic
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