synchisis

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A form of synchysis — A complicated, interlocking word-order pattern in early Latin verse, demonstrated by Virgil and his contemporaries.

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Meanings

nounsynchisis (countable and uncountable, plural synchises)

plural synchises

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of synchysis.
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APA

synchisis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchisis

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“synchisis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchisis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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