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{
"term": "synthesis",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act of combining separate ideas, beliefs, styles, etc.; a mixture or combination of ideas, beliefs, styles, etc.",
"sensetop": "synthesis of A with Bsynthesis of A and B",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the synthesis of art with everyday life",
"contextForm": "synthesis of A with B"
},
{
"text": "a synthesis of traditional and modern values",
"contextForm": "synthesis of A and B"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the natural chemical production of a substance in animals and plants",
"labels": "(specialist)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "protein synthesis"
},
{
"text": "the synthesis of nucleic acids"
}
],
"topics": ["Biology"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the artificial production of a substance that is present naturally in animals and plants",
"labels": "(specialist)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the synthesis of penicillin"
}
],
"topics": ["Physics and chemistry"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "the production of sounds, music or speech by electronic means",
"labels": "(specialist)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/",
"audio": "sy/synthesis/synthesis__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪnθəsiːz/",
"audio": "sy/synthesis/syntheses__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/",
"audio": "sy/synthesis/synthesis__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪnθəsiːz/",
"audio": "sy/synthesis/syntheses__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek sunthesis, from suntithenai ‘place together’."
}