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synoecisms

synoecisms is the plural of synoecism.

Meaning of synoecism

Noun

synoecism (plural synoecisms)

  1. (Ancient Greece) The unification of towns, tribes etc. under one capital city or polis.
    • They always remained separate states and were never synoikised.1886, English History Review, I, pg 636

Questions about synoecisms

What is synoecisms the plural of?
Synoecisms is the plural of synoecism.

Words near synoecisms in the dictionary

  1. synoecise
  2. synoecised
  3. synoecises
  4. synoecising
  5. synoecism
  6. synoecisms
  7. synoecize
  8. synoecized
  9. synoecizes
  10. synoecizing
  11. synoecy

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