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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
synthesis /ˈsɪnθɪsɪs/
▶noun (pl. syntheses /-siːz/)
  • 1 the combination of components to form a connected whole. Often contrasted with analysis.

    ■ Linguistics the tendency in a language to use inflected forms rather than word order to express grammatical structure.

  • 2 the production of chemical compounds by reaction from simpler materials.
  • 3 (in Hegelian philosophy) the final stage in the process of dialectical reasoning, in which a new idea resolves the conflict between thesis and antithesis.
  • 4 Grammar the process of making compound and derivative words.
– derivatives
synthesist noun.
– origin C17: via L. from Gk sunthesis, from suntithenai ‘place together’.



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