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  • 91syn|a|loe|pha — or syn|a|le|pha «SIHN uh LEE fuh», noun. the contraction or coalescence of two syllables into one, especially of two vowels at the end of one word and the beginning of the next. ╂[< Latin synaloepha < Greek synaloiph , variant of synaliph a …

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  • 92syn|cri|sis — «SIHNG kruh sihs», noun. Obsolete. a figure by which opposite things are compared. ╂[< Late Latin syncrisis < Greek sýnkrisis < synkrínein to compound, compare < syn syn + krínein to separate] …

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  • 93syn|dac|tyle — syn|dac|tyl or syn|dac|tyle «sihn DAK tuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. having some or all of the digits wholly or partly fused, as the hind feet of the kangaroo or the feet of certain birds. –n. a syndactyl animal. ╂[< French syndactyle <… …

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  • 94syn|dac|tyl — or syn|dac|tyle «sihn DAK tuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. having some or all of the digits wholly or partly fused, as the hind feet of the kangaroo or the feet of certain birds. –n. a syndactyl animal. ╂[< French syndactyle < Greek syn… …

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  • 95syn|det´i|cal|ly — syn|det|ic «sihn DEHT ihk», adjective. serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative. ╂[< Greek syndetikós < syndeîn connect, unite < syn together + deîn bind. Compare etym. under diadem. (Cf. ↑diadem)] –syn|det´i|cal|ly, adverb …

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  • 96syn|det|ic — «sihn DEHT ihk», adjective. serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative. ╂[< Greek syndetikós < syndeîn connect, unite < syn together + deîn bind. Compare etym. under diadem. (Cf. ↑diadem)] –syn|det´i|cal|ly, adverb …

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  • 97syn|thet´i|cal|ly — syn|thet|ic «sihn THEHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, having to do with, or involving synthesis: »synthetic chemistry. 2. made artificially by chemical synthesis. Many kinds of fabrics, furs, dyes, resins, and drugs are synthetic products.… …

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  • 98syn|thet|ic — «sihn THEHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, having to do with, or involving synthesis: »synthetic chemistry. 2. made artificially by chemical synthesis. Many kinds of fabrics, furs, dyes, resins, and drugs are synthetic products. »Synthetic… …

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  • 99syn|ton´i|cal|ly — syn|ton|ic «sihn TON ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the tuning of a transmitter and receiver, so that the receiver responds only to the vibrations of the transmitter. 2. of or having to do with resonance, especially of radio… …

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  • 100syn|ton|ic — «sihn TON ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the tuning of a transmitter and receiver, so that the receiver responds only to the vibrations of the transmitter. 2. of or having to do with resonance, especially of radio frequency. 3. of or …

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