synth

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/sɪnθ/

noun

A musical synthesizer.

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Meanings

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nounsynth (plural synths)

plural synths

  1. slangA musical synthesizer.
verbsynth (third-person singular simple present synths, present participle synthing, simple past and past participle synthed)

present singular third person synths · participle present synthing · participle past synthed · past synthed

  1. slangTo play on a musical synthesizer.

    There's some synthing, but mostly real strings and horns. And a remarkable acoustic piano solo, "Jacqueline," in memory of the modern sophisticated lady.

    1995, Jazz Times, volume 25, numbers 1-5
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    Les Miserables couldn't tour the road circuit affordably today if Seann Alderking hadn't reduced its pit-people requirements by masterfully synthing large portions of its sound, and with a range of sonic effects that makes Svengali sound like something played on a nursery xylophone.

    1991, Theater Week, volume 4, page 38

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adjectivesynth (not comparable)

alternative syn

  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of synthetic.
nounsynth (plural synths)

plural synths · alternative syn

  1. literatureA synthetic humanoid, an android, a robot, a clone
  2. slanglifestyleA fictional reptilian android species.

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verbsynth (third-person singular simple present synths, present participle synthing, simple past and past participle synthed)

present singular third person synths · participle present synthing · participle past synthed · past synthed · alternative syn

  1. Synonym of synthesize.

    Synonyms: synthesize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of synthesize.

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Origin

synth · noun, verb

Clipping of synthesizer.

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synth · adjective, noun

Clipping of synthetic.

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