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synthetic Definition
(a)
involving
or
of
the
nature
of
synthesis
(
combining
separate
elements
to
form
a
coherent
whole
)
as
opposed
to
analysis
; "
limnology
is
essentially
a
synthetic
science
composed
of
elements
...
that
extend
well
beyond
the
limits
of
biology
"-
P
.
S
.
Welch
(a)
systematic
combining
of
root
and
modifying
elements
into
single
words
(a)
of
a
proposition
whose
truth
value
is
determined
by
observation
or
facts
; "`
all
men
are
arrogant
''
is
a
synthetic
proposition
"
(n)
a
compound
made
artificially
by
chemical
reactions
(s)
not
of
natural
origin
;
prepared
or
made
artificially
; "
man
-
made
fibers
"; "
synthetic
leather
"
(s)
artificial
as
if
portrayed
in
a
film
; "
a
novel
with
flat
celluloid
characters
"
(s)
not
genuine
or
natural
; "
counterfeit
rhetoric
that
flourishes
when
passions
are
synthetic
"-
George
Will
synthetic Synonyms
celluloid
man-made
semisynthetic
synthetic
synthetical
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