Word of the Day
for Sunday,
September 30, 2012
Thetic \THET-ik\, adjective:
Positive; dogmatic.
Thetic constructions, on the
other hand, are not subject to this sort of contextual requirements.
-- Andreas Dufter and Daniel Jacob, Focus and Background in Romance Languages
-- Andreas Dufter and Daniel Jacob, Focus and Background in Romance Languages
His genius was not thetic,
but synthetic, not creative but constructive.
-- Andrew Martin Fairbairn, "The Primitive Polity of Islam," The Contemporary Review
-- Andrew Martin Fairbairn, "The Primitive Polity of Islam," The Contemporary Review
Thetic is derived from the Greek word thetikós from the root thet
meaning "placed, set."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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