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synclite

/ˈsɪŋ.klaɪt/

synclite noun: a specially summoned council or assembly of elders in classical Greece.

Noun

synclite (plural synclites)

  1. (historical) A specially summoned council or assembly of elders in classical Greece.
  2. (historical) A senate (in the context of the Byzantine Empire, or one of the states in its sphere of influence which adopted similar institutions).

Forms of synclite

pluralsynclites

Origin of synclite

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek σῠ́γκλητος (sŭ́nklētos). By surface analysis, syn- (“with, together”) + Byzantine Greek κλητός (klētós, “called”).

Questions about synclite

What does synclite mean?
Synclite means a specially summoned council or assembly of elders in classical Greece.
What part of speech is synclite?
Synclite is a noun.
How do you pronounce synclite?
Synclite is pronounced /ˈsɪŋ.klaɪt/.
What is the plural of synclite?
The plural of synclite is synclites.

Words near synclite in the dictionary

  1. synclines
  2. synclinical
  3. synclinoria
  4. synclinorium
  5. synclinoriums
  6. synclite
  7. synclites
  8. syncoilin
  9. syncollin
  10. syncollisional
  11. syncolpate

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