synthesis /sinˈthi-sis or -thə-/

1. Building up
2. Putting together
3. Making a whole out of parts
4. The combination of separate elements of thought into a whole
5. Reasoning from principles to a conclusion, opp to analysis
6. The indication of grammatical relationships by inflection rather than word order or function

synˈthesist noun

Someone who makes a synthesis

synˈthesize or synˈthesise transitive verb

1. To put together in synthesis
2. To form by synthesis

synˈthesīzer or synˈthesīser noun

1. A person who, or thing which, synthesizes
2. A computerized instrument for generating sounds, often beyond the range of conventional instruments, used esp in making electronic music

synthetic /-thetˈ/ adjective

1. (also synthetˈical) relating to, consisting in, or formed by, synthesis
2. Artificially produced but of similar nature to, not a mere substitute for, the natural product
3. Artificial
4. Not sincere, sham (informal)

A synthetic substance

synthetˈically adverb

synthetˈicism noun

The principles of synthesis, a synthetic system

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