SYNESIS

Etymology

Noun

synesis (usually uncountable, plural syneses)

(grammar) A grammatical construction in which a word takes the gender or number not of the word with which it should regularly agree, but of some other implied word, as in: "If the band are popular, they will play next month."

(philosophy) The faculty of good judgment or comprehension, passive intelligence.

Synonyms

• (grammar): constructio ad sensum

Anagrams

• Sisneys

Source: Wiktionary


Syn"e*sis, n. [Gr. intelligence.] (Gram.)

Definition: A construction in which adherence to some element in the sense causes a departure from strict syntax, as in "Philip went down to Samaria and preached Christ unto them."

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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