Synthetic [from web dictionary]]

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synthetic

sɪnˈθɛtɪk/

adjective

adjective: synthetic

1.
(of a substance) made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product.

“synthetic rubber”
(of an emotion or action) not genuine; insincere.

“their tears are a bit synthetic”

synonyms: artificial, fake, false, faux, imitation, mock, simulated, ersatz,substitute; More

antonyms:

real, genuine, natural
2.

LOGIC

(of a proposition) having truth or falsity determinable by recourse to experience.
3.

LINGUISTICS

(of a language) characterized by the use of inflections rather than word order to express grammatical structure.

noun

noun: synthetic; plural noun: synthetics

Origin

late 17th century: from French synthétique or modern Latin syntheticus, from Greek sunthetikos, based on suntithenai ‘place together’.

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