synesis

[sin-uh-sis]

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noun

Grammar.

a construction in which an expected grammatical agreement in form is replaced by an agreement in meaning, as in The crowd rose to their feet, where a plural pronoun is used to refer to a singular noun.

synesis

/ ˈ��ɪ��ɪ��ɪ�� /

noun

a grammatical construction in which the inflection or form of a word is conditioned by the meaning rather than the syntax, as for example the plural form have with the singular noun group in the sentence the group have already assembled

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Word History and Origins

Origin of synesis¹

1890–95; < New Latin < Greek ��ý�Ա�� understanding, intelligence, equivalent to syn- syn- + ( h ) e- (stem of ��é�Բ�� to throw, send) + -sis -sis

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Word History and Origins

Origin of synesis¹

via New Latin from Greek sunesis union, from sunienai to bring together, from _syn- + hienai to send

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Example Sentences

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“There’s a lot of intellectual capital when you buy a business,” says Randy Katz, founder of Synesis Advisors and past president of the California Association of Business Brokers.

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Synesis, sin′e-sis, n. a grammatical construction in harmony with the sense rather than with strict syntax.

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Synesis, part of judgment, 2432 d.

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Hence there is need, besides euboulia, for another virtue, which judges well, and this is called synesis.

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Therefore synesis extends to all matters of judgment, and consequently there is no other virtue of good judgment called gnome.

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synergy synesthesia

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