Main Entry:: syn·the·sis
Pronunciation:: \ˈsin(t)-thə-səs\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural syn·the·ses \-ˌsēz\
Etymology:: Greek, from syntithenai to put together, from syn- + tithenai to put, place — more at do
Date:: 1589

1 a: the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole b: the production of a substance by the union of chemical elements, groups, or simpler compounds or by the degradation of a complex compound c: the combining of often diverse conceptions into a coherent whole ; also : the complex so formed2 a: deductive reasoning b: the dialectic combination of thesis and antithesis into a higher stage of truth3: the frequent and systematic use of inflected forms as a characteristic device of a language

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\-sist\ noun

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