Webster's Dictionary 1828

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SYNECDOCHICAL

SYNECDOCH'ICAL, a. Expressed by synecdoche; implying a synecdoche.

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SYNECDOCHY

SYNEC'DOCHY, noun [Gr. to take.] In rhetoric, a figure or trope by which the whole of a thing is put for a part, or a part for the whole; as the genus for the species, or the sp...

6537

SYNGENESE

SYN'GENESE, noun [Gr. with, and generation, origin.] In botany, a plant whose stamens are united in a cylindrical form by the anthers.

6538

SYNGENESIAN

SYNGENE'SIAN, adjective Pertaining to the class syngenesia.

6539

SYNNEUROSIS

SYNNEURO'SIS, noun [Gr. a nerve.] In anatomy, the connection of parts by means of ligaments, as in the movable joints.1. In church history, a council or meeting of ecclesiastics...

6540

SYNODAL

SYN'ODAL, noun Anciently, a pecuniary rent, paid to the bishop or archdeacon at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest; a procuration.Synodals are due of comm...

6541

SYNODIC

SYNOD'ICSYNOD'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to a synod; transacted in a synod; as synodical proceedings or forms; a synodical epistle.Synodical month, in astronomy, is the period f...

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SYNODICALLY

SYNOD'ICALLY, adverb By the authority of a synod.

6543

SYNOMOSY

SYNOM'OSY, noun [Gr. with, and to swear.] Sworn brotherhood; a society in ancient Greece nearly resembling a modern political club.

6544

SYNONYM

SYN'ONYM, noun [Gr. with, and name.] A name, noun or other word having the same signification as another, is its synonym Two words containing the same idea are synonyms.He has e...

6545

SYNONYMA

SYNON'YMA, nounplural Words having the same signification. But synonyms is a regular English word.

6546

SYNONYMAL

SYNON'YMAL, adjective Synonymous. [Not in use.]

6547

SYNONYMIST

SYNON'YMIST, noun Among botanists, a person who collects the different names or synonyms of plants, and reduces them to one another.

6548

SYNONYMIZE

SYNON'YMIZE, verb transitive To express the same meaning in different words.

6549

SYNONYMOUS

SYNON'YMOUS, adjective Expressing the same thing; conveying the same idea. We rarely find two words precisely synonymous Wave and billow are sometimes synonymous but not always....

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SYNONYMOUSLY

SYNON'YMOUSLY, adverb In a synonymous manner; in the same sense; with the same meaning. Two words may be used synonymously in some cases and not in others.

6551

SYNONYMY

SYNON'YMY, noun The quality of expressing the same meaning by different words.1. In rhetoric, a figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse.

6552

SYNOPSIS

SYNOP'SIS, noun [Gr. with, and view.] A general view, or a collection of things or parts so arranged as to exhibit the whole or the principal parts in a general view.

6553

SYNOPTIC

SYNOP'TICSYNOP'TICAL, adjective Affording a general view of the whole, or of the principal parts of a thing; as a synoptic table.

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SYNOPTICAL

SYNOP'TICAL, a. Affording a general view of the whole, or of the principal parts of a thing; as a synoptic table.

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SYNOPTICALLY

SYNOP'TICALLY, adverb In such a manner as to present a general view in a short compass.

6556

SYNOVIA

SYNO'VIASYNO'VIAL, adjective [supra.] Pertaining to synovia; secreting a lubricating fluid; as the synovial membrane; synovial gland.

6557

SYNOVIAL

SYNO'VIAL, a. [supra.] Pertaining to synovia; secreting a lubricating fluid; as the synovial membrane; synovial gland.

6558

SYNOVY

SYN'OVY, noun In anatomy, the fluid secreted into the cavities of joints, for the purpose of lubricating them.

6559

SYNTACTIC

SYNTAC'TICSYNTAC'TICAL, adjective [See Syntax.] Pertaining to syntax, or the construction of sentences.1. According to the rules of syntax or construction.

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SYNTACTICAL

SYNTAC'TICAL, a. [See Syntax.] Pertaining to syntax, or the construction of sentences.1. According to the rules of syntax or construction.

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SYNTACTICALLY

SYNTAC'TICALLY, adverb In conformity to syntax.