synesis

synesis
\\ˈsinəsə̇s\ noun (-es)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, union, intelligence, from synienai to bring together, perceive, understand (from syn- + hienai to send) + -sis — more at jet
: a construction in which one or more forms make agreement or reference not according to the requirements of syntax but according to the sense of the passage (as anyone and them in “if anyone calls, tell them I am out”)

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/sin"euh sis/, n. Gram.
a construction in which an expected grammatical agreement in form is replaced by an agreement in meaning, as in The crowd rose to their feet, where a plural pronoun is used to refer to a singular noun.
[1890-95; < NL < Gk sýnesis understanding, intelligence, equiv. to syn- SYN- + (h)e- (s. of hiénai to throw, send) + -sis -SIS]

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synesis /sinˈə-sis/
noun
Syntax having regard to meaning rather than grammatical form
ORIGIN: Gr, sense

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  • Synesis — ◆ Syn|e|sis 〈f.; , e|sen〉 Wortfügung, die grammatisch falsch ist, der Bedeutung aber entspricht, z. B. „die kleine Gretchen“ [grch., „Einsicht“] ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge syn|e... kann in Fremdwörtern auch sy|ne... getrennt werden. * * * Synesis  … …   Universal-Lexikon

  • synesis — /sin euh sis/, n. Gram. a construction in which an expected grammatical agreement in form is replaced by an agreement in meaning, as in The crowd rose to their feet, where a plural pronoun is used to refer to a singular noun. [1890 95; < NL < Gk… …   Universalium

  • Synesis — Sy|ne|sis* [auch zʏn...] die; , ...esen <aus gr. sýnesis »Einsicht, Verstand«> sinngemäß richtige Wortfügung, die streng genommen nicht den grammatischen Regeln entspricht (z. B. eine Menge Äpfel fielen herunter; Sprachw.); vgl.… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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