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syntopical

syntopical adjective: of or pertaining to a type of analysis in which different works are compared and contrasted.

Adjective

syntopical (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a type of analysis in which different works are compared and contrasted.
    • After finishing his syntopical reading of the leaders' speeches, he wrote an essay comparing the language used by Reagan, Carter, Gorbachev, and Qaddafi.
    • A good college, if it does nothing else, ought to produce competent syntopical readers. A college degree ought to represent general competence in reading such that a graduate could read any kind of material for general readers and be able to undertake independent research on almost any subject (for...1972, Mortimer J. Adler with Charles Van Doren, chapter 3, in How to Read a Book, Touchstone September 2014 edition, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, →OCLC, pages 28, 29

Examples of syntopical in a sentence

  • A good college, if it does nothing else, ought to produce competent syntopical readers.1972, Mortimer J. Adler with Charles Van Doren, chapter 3, in How to Read a Book, Touchstone September 2014 edition, New York, NY: Simon &...
  • (...) and it is their words and wisdom, accumulated over long periods of syntopical reading, that make up this text.1997, Dhun H. Sethna, Investing Smart:

Origin of syntopical

From syntopic(on) + -al.

Words formed from syntopical

Questions about syntopical

What does syntopical mean?
Syntopical means of or pertaining to a type of analysis in which different works are compared and contrasted.
How do you use syntopical in a sentence?
A good college, if it does nothing else, ought to produce competent syntopical readers.
What part of speech is syntopical?
Syntopical is an adjective.

Words near syntopical in the dictionary

  1. syntonizes
  2. syntonizing
  3. syntonous
  4. syntony
  5. syntopic
  6. syntopical
  7. syntopically
  8. syntopicon
  9. syntopies
  10. syntopy
  11. syntoxoid

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