postsyntactic

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adjective

Formed or occurring after the syntactic stage.

“Japanese has postsyntactic compounds that consist of whole phrases.”

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Meanings

adjectivepostsyntactic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesFormed or occurring after the syntactic stage.

    Japanese has postsyntactic compounds that consist of whole phrases.

Origin

From post- + syntactic.

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APA

postsyntactic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postsyntactic

MLA

“postsyntactic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postsyntactic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postsyntactic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postsyntactic.

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