synthesis
/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/·신서시스·noun
combining parts into a whole
GreekCEFR B2
Root
syn- (together) + Greek 'thesis' (placing)
Greek synthesis (placing together) → Latin synthesis → English synthesis (17th c.)
In a word
syn- (together) + thesis (placing) = 'placing many into one'. In Hegel's "thesis-antithesis-synthesis," that final synthesis is this very word. The same syn lives in synchronize (place times together), synonym (words placed beside each other), symphony (sounds placed together). "Photo + synthesis" = photosynthesis — placing things together with light. Plants do syn every day.
Examples
The essay offers a synthesis of three views.
Plants do photosynthesis in sunlight.
Music synthesis lets composers shape new sounds.
Related
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