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Added 9 October 2026

synthesis

/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/ noun

Latin root: synthesis Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about synthesis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds).
The combination of ideas into a complex whole.
Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect).

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.

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