单词 | synesis |
释义 | synesis[ sin-uh-sis ] / ˈsɪn ə sɪs / 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. Origin of synesis1890–95; <New Latin <Greek sýnesis understanding, intelligence, equivalent to syn-syn- + (h)e- (stem of hiénai to throw, send) + -sis-sis Words nearby synesissynergism, synergist, synergistic, synergistic muscles, synergy, synesis, synesthesia, synesthesialgia, synfuel, synfuels, syngamy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for synesis
British Dictionary definitions for synesissynesis / (ˈsɪnɪsɪs) / nouna 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 Word Origin for synesisvia New Latin from Greek sunesis union, from sunienai to bring together, from syn- + hienai to send Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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