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synchysis

/ˈsɪn.kə.sɪs/

synchysis noun: a complicated, interlocking word-order pattern in early Latin verse, demonstrated by Virgil and his contemporaries.

Noun

synchysis (countable and uncountable, plural synchyses)

  1. A complicated, interlocking word-order pattern in early Latin verse, demonstrated by Virgil and his contemporaries.
  2. (rhetoric) Confused arrangement of words in a sentence.
  3. A confused mixture.
  4. Fluidity of the vitreous humour of the eye.

synchysis meaning in Tamil

synchysis in Tamil

பளிங்குநீர்மை

Forms of synchysis

pluralsynchyses
alternative formsynchesis
alternative formsynchisis

Origin of synchysis

Borrowed from Latin synchysis, from Ancient Greek σύγχυσις (súnkhusis, “a mixing”).

Questions about synchysis

What does synchysis mean?
Synchysis means a complicated, interlocking word-order pattern in early Latin verse, demonstrated by Virgil and his contemporaries.
What is synchysis in Tamil?
Synchysis in Tamil is பளிங்குநீர்மை. See Synchysis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is synchysis?
Synchysis is a noun.
How do you pronounce synchysis?
Synchysis is pronounced /ˈsɪn.kə.sɪs/.
What is the plural of synchysis?
The plural of synchysis is synchyses.

Words near synchysis in the dictionary

  1. synchrotron radiation
  2. synchrotronic
  3. synchrotrons
  4. synchs
  5. synchyses
  6. synchysis
  7. synchysite
  8. synchysites
  9. syncing
  10. syncing up
  11. synciput

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Adapted from Wiktionary: synchysis (page history and authors); synchysis (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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