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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Syn-ŏm'o-sy, n. p. 1344Sworn brotherhood; also, a society in ancient Greece nearly resembling a modern political club.Sŷn'o-nŷm, n. p. 1344One of two or more words in the same language which are the precise equivalents of each other, or which have very nearly the same signification, and therefore are liable to be confounded together.…Syn-ōn'y-mā, n. pl. p. 1344Synonyms. [Obs.] Fuller.Syn-ŏn'y-mal, a. p. 1344Synonymous. [Obs.]Syn-ōn'y-mal-ly, adv. p. 1344In a synonymal manner; synonymously. [Obs.] Spelman.Sŷn'o-nŷme, n. p. 1344The same as SYNONYM.Sŷn'o-nŷm'ic, n. p. 1344(Gram.) The science, or the scientific treatment, of synonymous words.Sŷn'o-nŷm'ic or Sŷn'o-nŷm'ic-al, a. p. 1344Of, or pertaining to, synonyms, or synonymics; synonymous.Sŷn'o-nŷm'i-con, n. p. 1344A dictionary of synonyms, or synonymous words.Syn-ōn'y-mist, n. p. 1344One who collects and explains synonymous words. 2. (Bot.) A person who collects the different names or synonyms of plants, and reduces them to one another.Syn-ŏn'y-mize, v. t. p. 1344To express in different words of the same meaning; to express by means of synonyms. This word “fortis” we may synonymize after all these fashions: stout, hardy, valiant, doughty, courageous…Syn-ŏn'y-mōŭs, a. p. 1344Expressing the same thing; conveying the same idea; pertaining to synonyms. These words consist of two propositions, which are not distinct in sense, but one and the same thing variously expressed…