🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Synthetisch

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zʏnˈtɛtɪʃ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Synthetic/sɪnˈθɛt.ɪk/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der synthetische Stoff wurde entwickelt, um das Gefühl von Naturfasern nachzuahmen."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or involving the combination of different elements to form a coherent whole.

    "The synthetic fabric was designed to mimic the feel of natural fibers."
As noun
  1. 1

    A synthetic substance, especially a material made by chemical synthesis.

    "The lab produced a new synthetic that could replace traditional plastics."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin syntheticus, originating from the Ancient Greek synthetikos (skilled in composition), based on syntithenai meaning to place together or combine. It entered the English lexicon in the early 17th century, initially relating to philosophical and logical synthesis, later shifting in the 19th century to describe artificially created chemical compounds that mimic natural substances.

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