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Definitions

Prefix

1. 1
   identical morpheme

   "syn- + -onym → synonym"

2. 2
   with, together morpheme

   "syn- + chron- → synchronize"

3. 3
   concomitant morpheme

   "syn- + esthesia → synaesthesia"

Synonyms

All synonyms

symcocolcomconcor

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”). Compare Sanskrit सम्- (sam-).

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