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Definition of synthetic noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

synthetic

noun
 
/sɪnˈθetɪk/
 
/sɪnˈθetɪk/
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  1. an artificial substance or material
    • cotton fabrics and synthetics
    • material with the feel of a natural fibre and the durability of a synthetic
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French synthétique or modern Latin syntheticus, from Greek sunthetikos, based on suntithenai ‘place together’.
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