rhematic UK /ɹiːˈmatɪk/US /ɹəˈmætɪk/adjective 6noun 2forms 1 adjective6 •Of or pertaining to a rheme. •Of a part of a sentence: providing new information regarding the current theme. •Of or pertaining to a sumisign. •(no longer used) Of or pertaining to word formation. •(no longer used, rare) Having a verb for its base; derived from a verb.rhematic adjectives •(no longer used, rare) In Coleridge's work: relating to the arrangement of words into sentences clearly. noun2 •The provision of new information regarding the current theme.Within a non-theme, transitionals cede to rhematics, the transition itself being lowest on the CD scale. — 1995 •(no longer used, rare) In the work of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834): the doctrine or study of arranging words into sentences clearly.The object of rhetoric is persuasion,—of logic, conviction,—of grammar, significancy. A fourth term is wanting, the rhematic, or logic of sentences. — 1830 formsrhematics
