synthetic
adjective
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of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition
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systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
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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
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not genuine or natural
counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will
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artificial as if portrayed in a film
a novel with flat celluloid characters
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not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
man-made fibers
synthetic leather
noun
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a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
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