syncrisis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sing′krə sis, sin′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
syn•cri•sis  (sing′krə sis, sin′-),USA pronunciation n. [Rhet. Obs.]
  1. Rhetoricthe comparison of opposites.
  • Greek sýnkrisis combination, comparison, equivalent. to syn- syn- + kri- (stem of krí̄nein to separate) + -sis -sis
  • Late Latin
  • 1650–60


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