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sym-

sym- is the variant of syn-.

Meaning of syn-

Prefix

syn-

  1. identical
    • syn- + -onym → synonym
    Synonyms:
    homo-, iso-, ipsi-, sym-
  2. with, together
    • syn- + chron- → synchronize
    Synonyms:
    co-, con-, com-, col-, cor-, sym-, syl-, inter-
  3. concomitant
    • syn- + esthesia → synaesthesia

Synonyms of sym-

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Origin of sym-

From Ancient Greek συμ- (sum-), variant of συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”).

Questions about sym-

What is sym- the variant of?
Sym- is the variant of syn-.

Words near sym- in the dictionary

  1. sylviornithids
  2. sylvite
  3. sylvites
  4. sylvopasture
  5. Sym
  6. sym-
  7. syma
  8. Symaean
  9. Symaeans
  10. symar
  11. symarr

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sym- (page history and authors); syn- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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