synchrony, n.
(synchronies)
freq. cnt. 2
the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
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sample sentences
"the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves"
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synchroscope, n.
(synchroscopes)
an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines)
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synchrotron, n.
(synchrotrons)
cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency
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synclinal, adj.
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domain of synset (topic)
syncopate, v.
(syncopated, syncopates, syncopating)
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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sample sentences
"syncopate a word"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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syncopated, adj.
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syncopation, n.
(syncopations)
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(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
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syncopator, n.
(syncopators)
sample sentences
"they called themselves the Dixie Syncopators"
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syncope, n.
(syncopes)
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
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a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
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syncretic, adj.
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derived from/pertains to
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derived from/pertains to
relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections
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sample sentences
"modern English is a syncretic language"
syncretical, adj.
lexical pointers
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derived from/pertains to
lexical pointers
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derived from/pertains to
relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections
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sample sentences
"modern English is a syncretic language"
syncretise, v.
(syncretised, syncretises, syncretising)
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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verb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----s
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syncretism, n.
(syncretisms)
the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy)
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sample sentences
"a syncretism of material and immaterial theories"
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syncretistic, adj.
lexical pointers
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derived from/pertains to
lexical pointers
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derived from/pertains to
relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections
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sample sentences
"modern English is a syncretic language"
syncretistical, adj.
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derived from/pertains to
lexical pointers
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derived from/pertains to
relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections
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sample sentences
"modern English is a syncretic language"
syncretize, v.
(syncretized, syncretizes, syncretizing)
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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verb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----s
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syncytium, n.
(syncytia)
a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)
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syndactylism, n.
(syndactylisms)
birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes
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domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
syndactyly, n.
(syndactylies)
birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes
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syndetic, adj.
syndic, n.
(syndics)
one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions
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syndicalism, n.
(syndicalisms)
a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions
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syndicalist, n.
(syndicalists)
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syndicate, n.
(syndicates)
freq. cnt. 2
an association of companies for some definite purpose
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a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
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a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication
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syndicate, v.
(syndicated, syndicates, syndicating)
sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations
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verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
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sample sentences
"The banks syndicated"verb frames
Somebody ----s
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syndication, n.
(syndications)
selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time
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sample sentences
"he received a comfortable income from the syndication of his work"
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syndicator, n.
(syndicators)
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syndrome, n.
(syndromes)
freq. cnt. 1
sample sentences
"every word has a syndrome of meanings"
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autism
attention deficit disorder, ADD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, hyperkinetic syndrome, minimal brain dysfunction, minimal brain damage, MBD
Horner's syndrome
cervical disc syndrome, cervical root syndrome
Chinese restaurant syndrome
Conn's syndrome
fetal alcohol syndrome, FAS
Gulf War syndrome, Persian Gulf illness
Klinefelter's syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, XXY-syndrome
malabsorption syndrome
Munchausen's syndrome, Munchausen syndrome
nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis
Noonan's syndrome
phantom limb syndrome
premenstrual syndrome, PMS
radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radiation
Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Reiter's syndrome, Reiter's disease
restless legs syndrome, restless legs, Ekbom syndrome
Reye's syndrome
scalenus syndrome
tetany, tetanilla, intermittent tetanus, intermittent cramp, apyretic tetanus
thoracic outlet syndrome
Tietze's syndrome
Tourette's syndrome, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
tetralogy of Fallot, Fallot's tetralogy, Fallot's syndrome
toxic shock, toxic shock syndrome, TSS
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
Williams syndrome
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
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hypernym
synecdoche, n.
(synecdoches)
substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
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<noun.communication>
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member of this domain (usage)
hypernym
synecdochic, adj.
using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it
<adj.all>
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sample sentences
"to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech"
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