👉 In linguistics, a nonsyntactically defined term is one that does not follow syntactic rules. It refers to a term that lacks a clear or specific meaning in its context of use. These terms can be used in natural language and have no inherent meaning because they lack a proper definition. For example, the term "dumbbell" could be nonsyntactically defined as a tool for lifting weights. However, it does not fit into any traditional syntactic structures like nouns