SYNTHESIS


Meaning of SYNTHESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsin(t)-thə-səs ]

noun

( 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 formed

2.

a. : deductive reasoning

b. : the dialectic combination of thesis and antithesis into a higher stage of truth

3. : the frequent and systematic use of inflected forms as a characteristic device of a language

• syn·the·sist -sist noun

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