rhematic

Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈmatɪk/

The English word “rhematic” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

The provision of new information regarding the current theme.
In the work of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834): the doctrine or study of arranging words into sentences clearly.

adjective

Of a part of a sentence: providing new information regarding the current theme.
Of or pertaining to a sumisign.
Of or pertaining to word formation.
In Coleridge's work: relating to the arrangement of words into sentences clearly.
Having a verb for its base; derived from a verb.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥηματικός (rhēmatikós, “verbal, pertaining to verbs”), from Ancient Greek ῥηματ- (rhēmat-), ῥῆμα (rhêma, “verb (grammar), word”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic; suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to, in the manner of’”).

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