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syn-
1- a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, having the same function as co- ( synthesis; synoptic ); used, with the meaning “with,” “together,” in the formation of compound words ( synsepalous ) or “synthetic” in such compounds ( syngas ).
syn.
2abbreviation for
- synonym.
- synonymous.
- synonymy.
syn.
1abbreviation for
- synonym(ous)
syn-
3prefix
- with or together
synecology
- fusion
syngamy
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Origin of syn-1
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Origin of syn-1
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Example Sentences
Than bad he hym syn erthe was so lyte; F. Than bad he hym see the erthe that is so lite (wrongly).
Syn, the tenth, keeps the door in the hall, and shuts it against those who ought not to enter.
Die Pfarer soll den Gmeinden irs gfallens zu erkiessen Zugestelt syn.
Syn′chroniser; Syn′chronism, concurrence of events in time: the tabular arrangement of contemporary events, &c., in history.
The word syntax is derived from the Greek syn (with or together) and taxis (arrangement).
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