Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synchysis

/ˈsɪn.kə.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: synch-ysis
IPA: /ˈsɪn.kə.sɪs/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complicated, interlocking word-order pattern in early Latin verse, demonstrated by Virgil and his contemporaries.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Confused arrangement of words in a sentence.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A confused mixture.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Fluidity of the vitreous humour of the eye.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: σύγχυσις

Usage

Inflected Forms

synchyses (plural) synchesis (alternative) synchisis (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

hyperbaton anastrophe

Questions

How do you pronounce synchysis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪn.kə.sɪs/.
What does synchysis mean?: A complicated, interlocking word-order pattern in early Latin verse, demonstrated by Virgil and his contemporaries.
Where does synchysis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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