Definitions
reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
Word origin
From Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “a putting together; composition”), from συντίθημι (suntíthēmi, “put together, combine”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “set, place”). Doublet of sandhi.
Used in a sentence
“In its synthesis of different art forms and various techniques, Tongues Untied actually represented a departure for Riggs, whose previous work […] had been in a relatively traditional documentary format.”
“The Saturnalia was apparently the only occasion, however, when the synthesis could be worn in public with decorum.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Combining ideas”9 letters
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