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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024syn•the•sis /ˈsɪnθəsɪs/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses /-ˌsiz/USA pronunciation . - [uncountable] the combining of the basic elements of separate materials, things, ideas, or other components into a single or unified thing (opposed to analysis).
- a complex formed into a whole by this combining:[countable]His theory was a synthesis of different ideas.
See -thes-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024syn•the•sis (sin′thə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz′).USA pronunciation - the combining of the constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unified entity (opposed to analysis).
- a complex whole formed by combining.
- Chemistrythe forming or building of a more complex substance or compound from elements or simpler compounds.
- PhilosophySee under Hegelian dialectic.
- BiologySee modern synthesis.
- Psychologythe integration of traits, attitudes, and impulses to create a total personality.
- Greek sýnthesis, equivalent. to syn- syn- + the- (stem of tithénai to put, place) + -sis -sis
- Latin
- 1580–90
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