weak beats are made strong DSISjUifi ) ► syn-copa-tion /.siqka'peijn/ noun [U] syn cope /'sirjkapi/ noun [U] (phonetics iff #) the dropping of a sound or sounds in the middle of a word when it is spoken, for example the pronunciation of library as /'laibri/ is] 4¹ i library %

/’laibri/) — compare apocope syn cre tism /'sirjkretizam/ noun [U] 1 (technical X iff) the mixing of different religions, philosophies or ideas ( ) 8* If 2 (linguistics if W) the

mixing of different forms of the same word during the development of a language ( if fgXJiajiXifl] W ) fS

syndicalism /'sindikalizam/ noun [u] the belief that factories, businesses, etc. should be owned and managed by all the people who work in them ft ® ± X, XI&XX ( )

syn dic al ist /'smdikalist/ noun a person who believes in syndicalism X®XX#; Xl±At ► syndicalist adj.

syn di cate noun, verb

mnoun /'sindikat/ a group of people or companies who work together and help each other in order to achieve

a particular aim X it jJP; dkikM'n £BIR; M®;

iiit

t verb /'smdikeit/ [VN] [usually passive] to sell an article, a photograph, a television programme, etc. to several different newspapers, etc. ft* ( X^> HDt,

I His column is syndicated

throughout the world.

Mo ► syn-di-ca-tion /.sindi'keijn/ noun [U] syn drome /'sindraom; NAmE -droum/ noun 1 a set of physical conditions that show you have a particular disease or medical problem |^|f iiE; lllfSE^: PMS or premenstrual syndrome IS mj ^ o' ffi O This syndrome is associated with frequent coughing. & H If fiE —r l£ # ^ W ^ o — see also AIDS, Down’s syndrome,

ECONOMY CLASS SYNDROME, SICK BUILDING SYNDROME,

Tourette’s syndrome 2 a set of opinions or a way of behaving that is typical of a particular type of person, attitude or social problem A 31 id JE; MMMM: With teenagers, be prepared for the ‘Me, me, me!’ syndrome (= they think of themselves first), fit

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synec-doche /si'nekdaki/ noun [U, C] (technical A if) a word or phrase in which a part of sth is used to represent a whole, or a whole is used to represent a part of sth. For example, in ‘Australia lost by two goals’, Australia is used to represent the Australian team,

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syn ergy /'sinad3i; NAmE -ard3i/ noun [u, C] (pi. -ies) (technical Xifl) the extra energy, power, success, etc. that is achieved by two or more people or companies working together, instead of on their own 1# [W] # , 1# [b] i#

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synod /'sinad; BrE also -nod/ noun an official meeting of Church members to discuss religious matters and make important decisions

syno-nym /'smanim/ noun a word or expression that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the same language |bJ X is] : ‘Big’ and ‘large’ are synonyms. * big ffl large J§ |W] X is] ₀ —compare

ANTONYM

syn-onym-ous /si'nDmmas; NAmE -'na:n-/ adj. 1 (of words or expressions ie] if) having the same, or nearly the same, meaning [WJ X W 2 ~ (with sth) so closely connected with sth that the two things appear to be the same # |W] X • • • 6X Wealth is not necessarily synonymous with happiness.

syn-onymy /sTnDmmi; NAmE -'na:n-/ noun [u] the fact of two or more words or expressions having the same meaning |W|X; I§1X^

syn op sis /si'mipsis; NAmE -'na:p-/ noun (pi. syn-op-ses /-si:z/) a summary of a piece of writing, a play, etc. ( H ffc, )■*$, til?, mm ►synoptic

/si'nnptik; NAmE -'na:p-/ adj. (formal) syn ovial /sai'nauvial; si'n-; NAmE si'noo-/ adj. (biology £.) (of a joint ^1?) having a membrane (=a piece of very thin skin) containing liquid between the bones, which allows the joint to move freely ( # ) ft MW syn tac tic /sm'taektik/ adj. (linguistics if If) connected with syntax 'njy& W ► syn-tac-tic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.: to be syntactically correct

syn-tagm /'sintaem/ noun (also syn-tagma /.sin'taegma/) (linguistics if ]f) a unit of language consisting of sets of phonemes, words, or phrases that are arranged in order ( if"g ) ifll£, ZpfaW ► syn-tag-mat-ic

/.sintaeg'maetik/ adj.

syn tax /'smtaeks/ noun [U] 1 (linguistics if W) the way that words and phrases are put together to form sentences in a language; the rules of grammar for this 'p0&; ^/r|MM'J — compare morphology(2) 2 (computing if) the rules that state how words and phrases must be used in a computer language AliA; if synth /sin0/ noun (informal) = synthesizer syn-the-sis /'smBasis/ noun (pi. syn-the-ses /-si:z/) 1 [U, C] ~ (of sth) the act of combining separate ideas, beliefs, styles, etc.; a mixture or combination of ideas, beliefs, styles, etc. gjf, If; If |f; H If W: the synthesis of art with everyday life B^XiSWInlfO a synthesis of

traditional and modern values

W If W 2 [U] (technical X ill) the natural chemical production of a substance in animals and plants ( M t/ft l*l W ) 'a : protein synthesis $ £ if 3 [U] (technical A i§) the artificial production of a substance that is present naturally in animals and plants ( A X W ) ^ J$j: the synthesis of penicillin W 9 M W '-o Ai 4 [U] (technical X i§) the production of sounds, music or speech by electronic means ( ffe X

speech synthesis

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syn the size (BrE also -ise) /'sinBasaiz/ verb [VN] 1 (technical Xig-) to produce a substance by means of chemical or biological processes ( )

If j$i 2 to produce sounds, music or speech using electronic equipment ( # U|rI ) If 3 to combine separate ideas, beliefs, styles, etc. !£|f synthesizer (BrE also -iser) /'sm0asaiz0(r)/ (also informal synth) noun an electronic machine for producing different sounds. Synthesizers are used as musical instruments, especially for copying the sounds of other instruments, and for copying speech sounds. # D|r1 If J5& : a speech synthesizer iff # ^ ft — compare keyboard(3) syn thet ic /sin'Betik/ adj., noun

s adj. 1 artificial; made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals Aiii W; ( AX ) XJ&W BCEI manmade: synthetic drugs/fabrics if ■=> note

at artificial 2 (also ag-glu-tin-ative) (linguistics iff If) (of languages iff If) using changes to the ends of words rather than separate words to show the functions of words in a sentence ( ?S ) W — compare analytic (1) ► syn-thet-ic-aMy /-kli/ adv. mnoun an artificial substance or material IfIf ^ ) ; If : cotton fabrics and synthetics

syph ilis /‘srfilis/ noun [U] a disease that gets worse over a period of time, spreading from the sexual organs to the skin, bones, muscles and brain. It is caught by having sex with an infected person. ► syph-iMt-ic /.srfi'lrtik/ adj. sy-phon = siphon syringe /si'rind3/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 (also hypo-dermic, .hypodermic sy'ringe) a

plastic or glass tube with a long hollow needle that is used for putting drugs, etc. into a person’s body or for taking a small amount of blood from a person ( )

— picture o page R26 2 a plastic or glass tube with a rubber part at the end, used for sucking up