Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
- Entries
- 95,912
- Pages
- 1,538
- Illustrations
- 2,133
Look up a word as the writers of the time used it.
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…Syn-ōn'y-mōus-ly, adv. p. 1344In a synonymous manner; in the same sense: with the same meaning.Syn-ŏn'y-my, n. p. 1344The quality of being synonymous, or of expressing the same meaning by different words. 2. (Rhet.) A figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse.Syn-ŏp'sis, n. p. 1344A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; a conspectus. That the reader may see in one view the exactness of the method, as well as…Syn-ŏp'tic, a. p. 1344[Fr. synoptique, Gr. συνοπτικός.Syn-ŏp'tĭ-cal p. 1344Affording a general view of the whole, or of the principal parts of a thing; as, a synoptic table. “The synoptic Gospels.” Afford.Syn-ŏp'tic-al-ly, adv. p. 1344In a synoptical manner; in such a manner as to present a general view in a short compass.Syn-ös'te-öl'o-gy, n. p. 1344(Anat.) A treatise upon the joints. Dunglison.Syn-ŏs'te-ŏ'sis, n. p. 1344(Anat.) Union by means of bone.Syn-ōs'/te-ōt'o-my, n. p. 1344(Anat.) Dissection of the joints.Syn-ō'vi-ă, n. p. 1344(Anat.) A clear, viscous fluid secreted within the synovial capsules of the joints, serving as a lubricating fluid to the latter, and to maintain them in a normal state.Syn-ō'vi-al, a. p. 1344Of, or pertaining to, the synovia, or lubricating fluid of the joints. Synovial capsule, a membranous, inclosed sac, of a dense, smooth structure, placed between articular surfaces, and secreting a…Syn-tăc'tic or Syn-tăc'tic-al, a. p. 1344Of, or pertaining to, syntax; according to the rules of syntax, or construction.Syn-tăc'tic-al-ly, adv. p. 1344In a syntactical manner; in conformity to syntax.Syn'tax or Syn-tăx'is, n. p. 1344Connected system or order; union of things; a number of things joined together. [Obs.] They owe no other dependence to the first than what is common to the whole syntax of being. Glanville. 2.…Syn-thet'ic-al, a. p. 1344Of, or pertaining to, syntaxis; consumptive; syntetic.