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syn·the·sis    Audio Help   [sin-thuh-sis] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ses    Audio Help   [-seez] Pronunciation Key.
1.the combining of the constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unified entity (opposed to analysis).
2.a complex whole formed by combining.
3.Chemistry. the forming or building of a more complex substance or compound from elements or simpler compounds.
4.Philosophy. See under Hegelian dialectic.
5.Biology. modern synthesis.
6.Psychology, Psychiatry. the integration of traits, attitudes, and impulses to create a total personality.
[Origin: 1580–90; < L < Gk sýnthesis, equiv. to syn- syn- + the- (s. of tithénai to put, place) + -sis -sis]

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syn·the·sist, noun
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