syn|oe|cism

syn|oe|cism
syn|oe|cism «sih NEE sihz uhm», noun.
the uniting of several towns or villages into one city or community.
[< Greek synoikismós < synoikízein to synoecize < syn- together + oikízein to found as a community < oîkos house]

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  • cism — ac·a·dem·i·cism; aes·thet·i·cism; agel·i·cism; ag·nos·ti·cism; anat·o·cism; an·gli·cism; an·thro·po·cen·tri·cism; apoc·a·lyp·ti·cism; arab·i·cism; ar·cha·i·cism; as·cet·i·cism; asi·at·i·cism; ath·let·i·cism; at·ti·cism; be·ta·cism; bib·li·cism;… …   English syllables

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