/
ˈsɪnθɪsɪs/
n.
(pl. syntheses
/-siːz/
)
- the combination of components to form a connected whole. Often contrasted with analysis.
▸Linguistics the tendency in a language to use inflected forms rather than word order to express grammatical structure.
- the production of chemical compounds by reaction from simpler materials.
- (in Hegelian philosophy) the final stage in the process of dialectical reasoning, in which a new idea resolves the conflict between thesis and antithesis.
- Grammar the process of making compound and derivative words.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: via L. from Gk sunthesis, from suntithenai ‘place together’.
