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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Syn-chrŏn'ic-al, a. p. 1343Happening at the same time; simultaneous; synchronal. Boyle.Syn-chrōn'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 1343In a synchronical manner. “Either synchronically or successively, according to the order of impression.” Belsham.Sŷnch'ro-nĭsm, n. p. 1343Concurrency of two or more events in time; simultaneousness. 2. The tabular arrangement of historical events and personages, according to their dates. 3. (Paint.) A representation of two or more…Sŷn'chro-nĭs'tic, a. p. 1343Of, or relating to, agreement as to time; arranged according to correspondence in time; as, synchronistic tables.Sŷnch'ro-ni-zā'tion, n. p. 1343The concurrence of events in respect to time.Sŷnch'ro-nīze, v. i. p. 1343To agree in time; to be simultaneous. The path of this great empire, through its arch of progress, synchronized with that of Christianity. De Quincey.Syn'chro-nŏl'o-gy, n. p. 1343Contemporaneous chronology.Sŷnch'ro-noüs, a. p. 1343Happening at the same time; simultaneous.Sŷnch'ro-noüs-ly, adv. p. 1343In a synchronous manner; at the same time.Sŷn'ch'y-sis, n. p. 1343A derangement of any kind, as of words in a sentence, or of humors in the eye.Syn'ci-pūt, n. p. 1343The same as SINCIPIT, q. v.Syn-clī'nal, a. p. 1343Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line. 2. (Geol.) Formed by means of strata dipping toward a common line or plane; as, a synclinal trough or valley; —…Syn-clin'ie-al, a. p. 1343Synclinal. [Rare.]Sýn'co-pal, a. p. 1343Of, pertaining to, or resembling, syncope.Sýn'co-pāte, v. t. p. 1343To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle. 2. (Mus.) To commence, as a tone on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue into the following accented part.Sýn'co-pā'tion, n. p. 1343The contraction of a word by taking a letter, letters, or a syllable, from the middle. 2. (Mus.) The act of syncopating; performance of a passage by syncopating the notes.Sŷn'cō-pe, n. p. 1343(Mus.) The same as SYNCOPATION, q. v. 2. (Gram.) An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters, or a syllable, from the middle of a word; as, ne’er for never, ev’ry for every, &c. 3. (Med.) A…Sŷn'co-pist, n. p. 1343One who syncopates; one who contracts words by syncope.Sŷn'co-pize, v. t. p. 1343To contract by the omission of a letter or syllable; to syncopate.Syn'cre-tism, n. p. 1343The same as SYNCRETISM, q. v.Syn-crĕt'ic, a. p. 1343Uniting and blending together different systems, as of philosophy or religion. Smart.Sŷn'cre-tĭsm, n. p. 1343Attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at variance with each other. [Written also syncratism.] He is plotting a carnal syncretism, and attempting the reconcilement of Christ and…Sŷn'cre-tist, n. p. 1343(Eccl. Hist.) An adherent of George Calixtus and other Germans of the seventeenth century, who sought to mitigate the asperities of the Protestant sects toward each other and toward the Roman…Sŷn'cre-tist'ic, a. p. 1343Pertaining to, or characterized by, syncretism; as, a syncretistic mixture of the service of Jehovah and the worship of idols. 2. Of, or pertaining to, the Syncretists.Sȳn'crĕ-sĭs, n. p. 1343(Rhet.) A figure of speech in which opposite things or persons are compared. Crabb.Syn-dæ'tyl, n. p. 1343(Ornith.) Any perching bird which has the external and middle toes united as far as the second joint. Brande.Syn'dæ-tyl'ic or Syn-dæ'tyl-ous, a. p. 1343(Ornith.) Having the characteristics of the syndactyls.Syn'des-mōg'ra-phy, n. p. 1343(Anat.) A description of the ligaments that connect the bones of the skeleton.Syn'des-mŏl'o-gy, n. p. 1343(Anat.) A treatise upon the ligaments that connect the parts of the skeleton.Syn̆′/des-mō′sis, n. p. 1343(Anat.) The union of one bone with another by ligaments. Brande.Syn′/des-mōt′o-my, n. p. 1343(Anat.) The act or art of dissecting the ligaments.Syn'dic, n. p. 1343An officer of government, invested with different powers in different countries; also, one chosen to transact business for others. ☞ In France, syndics are appointed by the creditors of a bankrupt to…Syn'di-cate, n. p. 1343A council, or body of syndics. [Rare.] Burnet.Syn'di-cāte, v. t. p. 1343To judge, or to censure.Sýn'dro-me, n. p. 1343Concurrence. [Rare.] Glanville. 2. (Med.) The concourse or combination of symptoms in a disease.Syn-ĕc'do-che, n. p. 1343(Rhet.) A figure or trope by which the whole of a thing is put for a part, or a part for the whole, the genus for the species, or the species for the genus, and the like.Sŷn'ec-dŏch'ie-al, a. p. 1344Expressed by synecdoches; implying a synecdoche. This is used for Themasis by a synecdochical kind of speech, or a poetical liberty, in using one for another. Drayton.Sŷn'ee-dŏch'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 1344In a synecdochical manner; according to the synecdochical mode of speaking.Syn-ē'chi-ă, n. p. 1344(Med.) A disease of the eye, in which the iris adheres to the cornea or to the capsule of the crystalline lens.Syn-ec'pho-nē'sis, n. p. 1344(Gram.) A contraction of two syllables into one; syneresis; synizesis.Sŷn'e-py, n. p. 1344(Rhet.) The interjunction of words in uttering the clauses of sentences.Sŷn'er-gēt'ic, a. p. 1344Working together; co-operating.Sŷn′er-gism, n. p. 1344(Theol.) The doctrine or theory attributed to Melanchthon, that in the regeneration of a human soul, there is a co-operation or joint agency on the part of both God and man.Sŷn′er-gist, n. p. 1344One who holds to Synergism.Sŷn'er-gist'ic, a. p. 1344Of, or relating to, Synergism. “A synergistic view of regeneration.” Shedd. 2. Co-operating; synergetic.Sy̆n'er-gy, n. p. 1344Combined action; especially (Med.), the combined healthy action of every organ of a particular system; as, the digestive synergy.Sŷn'ge-nēse, n. p. 1344(Bot.) A plant whose stamens are united by the anthers.Sŷn′ge·nē′si·a, n. p. 1344(Bot.) A class of plants, according to the Linnæan system, whose stamens are united by the anthers.Sŷn′ge-nē′sian or Sŷn′ge-nē′sious, a. p. 1344Of, or pertaining to, the class Syngenesia.Syn′graph, n. p. 1344(Law.) A writing signed by both or all the parties to a contract or bond.Sŷn'i-zē'sis, n. p. 1344(Med.) An obliteration of the pupil of the eye; a closed pupil. Brande. 2. (Gram.) A contraction of two syllables into one; synecphonesis.Sÿn'neü-rō'sis, n. p. 1344(Anat.) The connection of parts by means of ligaments, as in the movable joints.Sŷn′o-echā, n. p. 1344(Med.) A species of continued fever, characterized by increased heat, by a quick, strong, and hard pulse, and high-colored urine. Dunglison.Sŷn'o·chūs, n. p. 1344(Med.) A continued fever, compounded of synocha and typhus, and in its commencement often resembling the latter. Dunglison.Syn′od, n. p. 1344(Eccl. Hist.) A council or meeting of ecclesiastics to consult on matters of religion. Synods are of four kinds: 1. General, or ecumenical, which are composed of bishops from different nations; 2.…Syn′od-al, n. p. 1344A 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 common right, to the bishop only. Gibson. 2. A…Sŷn'od-al, a. p. 1344Pertaining to, or occasioned by, a synod; synodical. [Rare.] Martyn.Syn-ŏd'ic or Syn-ŏd'ic-al, a. p. 1344Of, or pertaining to, a synod; transacted in a synod; as, synodical proceedings or forms. St. Athanasius writes a synodical epistle to those of Antioch, to compose the differences among them upon the…Sŷn-ŏd'ic-al-lŷ, adv. p. 1344In a synodical manner; by the authority of a synod. The alterations made by the commissioners were brought to the convocation, then sitting, where they were synodically agreed upon. Nelson.Sŷn'od-ist, n. p. 1344One who adheres to a synod. These synodists thought fit in Latin as yet to vail their decrees from vulgar eyes. Fuller.