synclite

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/ˈsɪŋ.klaɪt/

noun

A specially summoned council or assembly of elders in classical Greece.

OriginMedieval Greek σῠ́γκλητος →
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Meanings

nounsynclite (plural synclites)

plural synclites

  1. historicalA specially summoned council or assembly of elders in classical Greece.
  2. historicalA senate (in the context of the Byzantine Empire, or one of the states in its sphere of influence which adopted similar institutions).

Origin

  1. Medieval Greekσῠ́γκλητος
  2. Englishsynclite

Borrowed from Medieval Greek σῠ́γκλητος (sŭ́nklētos). By surface analysis, syn- (“with, together”) + Medieval Greek κλητός (klētós, “called”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek σῠ́γκλητος, σῠ́γκλητος
  • σῠ́γκλητος (sŭ́nklētos)specially summoned council in classical Greece
  • σῠ́γκλητος (sŭ́nklētos)Byzantine senate
Russian синкли́т, синкли́т
  • синкли́т (sinklít)specially summoned council in classical Greece
  • синкли́т (sinklít)Byzantine senate

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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