rhematic

== English == === 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’”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹiːˈmatɪk/, /ɹɪ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɹəˈmætɪk/, /ɹi-/, /-ˈmæɾɪk/ Hyphenation: rhe‧ma‧tic === Noun === rhematic (countable and uncountable, plural rhematics) (linguistics) The provision of new information regarding the current theme. (chiefly linguistics, obsolete, rare) In the work of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834): the doctrine or study of arranging words into sentences clearly. === Adjective === rhematic (not comparable) Of or pertaining to a rheme. (linguistics) Of a part of a sentence: providing new information regarding the current theme. (Peircean semiotics) Of or pertaining to a sumisign. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to word formation. (obsolete, rare) In Coleridge's work: relating to the arrangement of words into sentences clearly. (grammar, obsolete, rare) Having a verb for its base; derived from a verb. ==== Synonyms ==== (derived from a verb): verbal === Further reading === Rheme on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Mechitar, athermic