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| syn·the·sis [ sínthəssiss ] (plural syn·the·ses [ sínthə sz ]) |
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1. result of combination: a new unified whole resulting from the combination of different ideas, influences, or objects
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2. combining of various components into whole: the process of combining different ideas, influences, or objects into a new whole
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3. chemistry formation of chemical compounds: the formation of compounds through one or more chemical reactions involving simpler substances
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4. music producing of sound with synthesizer: the production of music or speech using an electronic synthesizer
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5. linguistics use of inflections: the expression of syntactic relationships by means of inflections rather than word order or prepositions and other function words
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6. philosophy idea resolving contradictions: in Hegelian philosophy, the new idea that resolves the conflict between the initial proposition thesis and its negation antithesis
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7. philosophy deductive reasoning: the process of deductive reasoning from first principles to a conclusion
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| [15th century. Via Latin, "collection" < Greek sunthesis< suntithenai "put together" < tithenai "put"] |
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  syn·the·sist noun |
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