| asynchronism | (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times | Synonyms: asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronization, desynchronizing |
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| asynchronous | (adjective) not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase | - |
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| (adjective) (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself | - |
| asynchrony | (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times | Synonyms: asynchronism, desynchronisation, desynchronization, desynchronizing |
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| asynclitism | (noun) the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle | Synonyms: obliquity |
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| asyndetic | (adjective) lacking conjunctions | - |
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| asyndeton | (noun) the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used | - |
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| asynergia | (noun) absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously | Synonyms: asynergy |
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| asynergic | (adjective) of or relating to the state of asynergy; lacking synergy | - |
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| asynergy | (noun) absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously | Synonyms: asynergia |
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| biosynthesis | (noun) production of a chemical compound by a living organism | Synonyms: biogenesis |
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| biosynthetic | (adjective) of or relating to biosynthesis | - |
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| busyness | (noun) the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity | Synonyms: hum |
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| chemosynthesis | (noun) synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi | - |
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| desynchronisation | (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times | Synonyms: asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronization, desynchronizing |
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| desynchronise | (verb) cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times | Synonyms: desynchronize |
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| desynchronization | (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times | Synonyms: asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronizing |
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| desynchronize | (verb) cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times | Synonyms: desynchronise |
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| desynchronizing | (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times | Synonyms: asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronization |
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| dyssynergia | (noun) inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait | Synonyms: ataxia, ataxy, motor ataxia |
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| eleemosynary | (adjective) generous in assistance to the poor | Synonyms: beneficent, benevolent, philanthropic |
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| geosynchronous | (adjective) of or having an orbit with a fixed period of 24 hours (although the position in the orbit may not be fixed with respect to the earth) | - |
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| idiosyncrasy | (noun) a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual | Synonyms: foible, mannerism |
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| idiosyncratic | (adjective) peculiar to the individual | - |
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| langsyne | (noun) past times remembered with nostalgia | Synonyms: auld langsyne, good old days, lang syne, old times |
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| (adverb) of the distant or comparatively distant past | Synonyms: lang syne, long ago, long since |
| nonphotosynthetic | (adjective) not photosynthetic | - |
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| nonsynchronous | (adjective) not occurring together | Synonyms: unsynchronised, unsynchronized, unsynchronous |
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| nonsynthetic | (adjective) involving or derived from living organisms; free from chemical treatments or additives | - |
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| nucleosynthesis | (noun) (astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom | - |
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| photosynthesis | (noun) synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) | - |
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| photosynthetic | (adjective) relating to or using or formed by photosynthesis | - |
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| polysyndeton | (noun) using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy') | - |
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| polysynthetic | (adjective) forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning | Synonyms: agglutinative |
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| selsyn | (noun) a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized | Synonyms: synchro |
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| semisynthetic | (adjective) not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially | Synonyms: man-made, synthetic |
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| synaeresis | (noun) the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) | Synonyms: syneresis |
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| (noun) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong | Synonyms: syneresis |
| synaesthesia | (noun) a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated | Synonyms: synesthesia |
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| synaesthetic | (adjective) relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense | Synonyms: synesthetic |
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| synagogue | (noun) (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation | Synonyms: tabernacle, temple |
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| synapse | (noun) the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle | - |
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| synapsid | (noun) extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull | Synonyms: synapsid reptile |
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| synapsis | (noun) the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis | - |
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| synaptic | (adjective) (neuroscience) of or involving synapses | - |
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| sync | (verb) make synchronous and adjust in time or manner | Synonyms: synchronise, synchronize |
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| syncarp | (noun) fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry, raspberry, pineapple | Synonyms: aggregate fruit, multiple fruit |
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| syncarpous | (adjective) (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of united carpels | - |
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| syncategorem | (noun) a syncategorematic expression; a word that cannot be used alone as a term in a logical proposition | Synonyms: syncategoreme |
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| syncategorematic | (adjective) of a term that cannot stand as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition but must be used in conjunction with other terms | - |
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| syncategoreme | (noun) a syncategorematic expression; a word that cannot be used alone as a term in a logical proposition | Synonyms: syncategorem |
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| synchro | (noun) a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized | Synonyms: selsyn |
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| synchrocyclotron | (noun) cyclotron that achieves relativistic velocities by modulating the frequency of the accelerating electric field | - |
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| synchroflash | (noun) a device used in photography to synchronize the peak of a flash with the opening of the camera shutter | - |
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| synchromesh | (noun) an automotive system for shifting gears in which the gears revolve at the same speed and so shift smoothly | - |
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| synchronal | (adjective) occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase | Synonyms: synchronic, synchronous |
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| synchroneity | (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at the same time | Synonyms: synchronicity, synchronisation, synchronism, synchronization, synchronizing, synchrony |
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| synchronic | (adjective) concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents | - |
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| (adjective) occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase | Synonyms: synchronal, synchronous |
| (adjective) (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time | - |
| synchronicity | (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at the same time | Synonyms: synchroneity, synchronisation, synchronism, synchronization, synchronizing, synchrony |
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| synchronisation | (noun) coordinating by causing to indicate the same time | Synonyms: synchronization, synchronizing |
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| (noun) an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison | Synonyms: synchronising, synchronization, synchronizing |
| (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at the same time | Synonyms: synchroneity, synchronicity, synchronism, synchronization, synchronizing, synchrony |
| synchronise | (verb) make synchronous and adjust in time or manner | Synonyms: sync, synchronize |
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| (verb) operate simultaneously | Synonyms: synchronize |
| (verb) cause to indicate the same time or rate | Synonyms: synchronize |
| (verb) arrange or represent events so that they co-occur | Synonyms: contemporise, contemporize, synchronize |
| (verb) make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action | Synonyms: synchronize |
| (verb) happen at the same time | Synonyms: contemporise, contemporize, synchronize |
| synchronised | (adjective) operating in unison | Synonyms: synchronized |
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| synchroniser | (noun) an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines) | Synonyms: synchronizer, synchronoscope, synchroscope |
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| synchronising | (noun) an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison | Synonyms: synchronisation, synchronization, synchronizing |
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| synchronism | (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at the same time | Synonyms: synchroneity, synchronicity, synchronisation, synchronization, synchronizing, synchrony |
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| synchronization | (noun) coordinating by causing to indicate the same time | Synonyms: synchronisation, synchronizing |
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| (noun) an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison | Synonyms: synchronisation, synchronising, synchronizing |
| (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at the same time | Synonyms: synchroneity, synchronicity, synchronisation, synchronism, synchronizing, synchrony |
| synchronize | (verb) make synchronous and adjust in time or manner | Synonyms: sync, synchronise |
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| (verb) operate simultaneously | Synonyms: synchronise |
| (verb) cause to indicate the same time or rate | Synonyms: synchronise |
| (verb) arrange or represent events so that they co-occur | Synonyms: contemporise, contemporize, synchronise |
| (verb) make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action | Synonyms: synchronise |
| (verb) happen at the same time | Synonyms: contemporise, contemporize, synchronise |
| synchronized | (adjective) operating in unison | Synonyms: synchronised |
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| synchronizer | (noun) an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines) | Synonyms: synchroniser, synchronoscope, synchroscope |
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| synchronizing | (noun) coordinating by causing to indicate the same time | Synonyms: synchronisation, synchronization |
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| (noun) an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison | Synonyms: synchronisation, synchronising, synchronization |
| (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at the same time | Synonyms: synchroneity, synchronicity, synchronisation, synchronism, synchronization, synchrony |
| synchronoscope | (noun) an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines) | Synonyms: synchroniser, synchronizer, synchroscope |
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| synchronous | (adjective) occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase | Synonyms: synchronal, synchronic |
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| (adjective) (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions | - |
| synchronously | (adverb) in synchrony; in a synchronous manner | - |
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| synchrony | (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at the same time | Synonyms: synchroneity, synchronicity, synchronisation, synchronism, synchronization, synchronizing |
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| synchroscope | (noun) an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines) | Synonyms: synchroniser, synchronizer, synchronoscope |
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| synchrotron | (noun) cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency | - |
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| synclinal | (adjective) sloping downward toward each other to create a trough | - |
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| syncopate | (verb) modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat | - |
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| (verb) omit a sound or letter in a word | - |
| syncopated | (adjective) stressing a normally weak beat | - |
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| syncopation | (noun) a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat | - |
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| (noun) (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') | Synonyms: syncope |
| (noun) music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm | - |
| syncopator | (noun) a musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band) | - |
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| syncope | (noun) (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') | Synonyms: syncopation |
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| (noun) a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain | Synonyms: deliquium, faint, swoon |
| syncretic | (adjective) of or characterized by syncretism | Synonyms: syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical |
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| (adjective) relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections | Synonyms: syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical |
| syncretical | (adjective) of or characterized by syncretism | Synonyms: syncretic, syncretistic, syncretistical |
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| (adjective) relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections | Synonyms: syncretic, syncretistic, syncretistical |
| syncretise | (verb) become fused | Synonyms: syncretize |
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| (verb) unite (beliefs or conflicting principles) | Synonyms: syncretize |
| syncretism | (noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections) | - |
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| (noun) the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy) | - |
| syncretistic | (adjective) of or characterized by syncretism | Synonyms: syncretic, syncretical, syncretistical |
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| (adjective) relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections | Synonyms: syncretic, syncretical, syncretistical |
| syncretistical | (adjective) of or characterized by syncretism | Synonyms: syncretic, syncretical, syncretistic |
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| (adjective) relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections | Synonyms: syncretic, syncretical, syncretistic |
| syncretize | (verb) become fused | Synonyms: syncretise |
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| (verb) unite (beliefs or conflicting principles) | Synonyms: syncretise |
| syncytium | (noun) a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers) | - |
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| syndactylism | (noun) birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes | Synonyms: syndactyly |
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| syndactyly | (noun) birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes | Synonyms: syndactylism |
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| syndetic | (adjective) connected by a conjunction | - |
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| syndetikon | (noun) Syndetikon is an all-purpose adhesive manufactured from natural materials. | - |
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| syndic | (noun) one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions | - |
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| syndicalism | (noun) a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions | - |
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| syndicalist | (noun) an advocate of anarchism | Synonyms: anarchist, nihilist |
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| syndicate | (noun) an association of companies for some definite purpose | Synonyms: consortium, pool |
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| (noun) a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities | Synonyms: crime syndicate, family, mob |
| (noun) a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication | - |
| (verb) sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations | - |
| (verb) organize into or form a syndicate | - |
| (verb) join together into a syndicate | - |
| syndication | (noun) organizing into or administering as a syndicate | - |
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| (noun) selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time | - |
| syndicator | (noun) a businessman who forms a syndicate | - |
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| syndrome | (noun) a complex of concurrent things | - |
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| (noun) a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease | - |
| synecdoche | (noun) substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa | - |
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| synecdochic | (adjective) using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it | Synonyms: synecdochical |
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