syndesis

[ sin-duh-sis, sin-dee- ]

noun,plural syn·de·ses [sin-duh-seez, sin-dee-seez]. /ˈsɪn dəˌsiz, sɪnˈdi siz/. Cell Biology.

Origin of syndesis

1
From New Latin, from Greek sýndesis; equivalent to syn- + -desis

Words Nearby syndesis

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British Dictionary definitions for syndesis

syndesis

/ (sɪnˈdiːsɪs) /


noungrammar
  1. the use of syndetic constructions

  2. another name for polysyndeton (def. 2)

Origin of syndesis

1
C20: from Greek, from sundein to bind together, from syn- + dein to bind

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