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Synthetic
Pronunciation : Syn*thet"ic, Syn*thet"ic*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. synth?tique.]
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to synthesis; consisting in synthesis or composition; as, the synthetic method of reasoning, as opposed to analytical. Philosophers hasten too much from the analytic to the synthetic method; that is, they draw general conclusions from too small a number of particular observations and experiments. Bolingbroke.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: Artificial. Cf. Synthesis, 2.
3. (Zo?l.)
Defn: Comprising within itself structural or other characters which are usually found only in two or more diverse groups; -- said of species, genera, and higher groups. See the Note under Comprehensive, 3. Synthetic, or Synthetical language, an inflectional language, or one characterized by grammatical endings; -- opposed to analytic language. R. Morris.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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