{
    "term": "synthesis",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of combining separate ideas, beliefs, styles, etc.; a mixture or combination of ideas, beliefs, styles, etc.",
            "sensetop": "synthesis of A with Bsynthesis of A and B",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the synthesis of art with everyday life",
                    "contextForm": "synthesis of A with B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a synthesis of traditional and modern values",
                    "contextForm": "synthesis of A and B"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the natural chemical production of a substance in animals and plants",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "protein synthesis"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the synthesis of nucleic acids"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Biology"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the artificial production of a substance that is present naturally in animals and plants",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the synthesis of penicillin"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the production of sounds, music or speech by electronic means",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/",
                "audio": "sy/synthesis/synthesis__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪnθəsiːz/",
                "audio": "sy/synthesis/syntheses__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/",
                "audio": "sy/synthesis/synthesis__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪnθəsiːz/",
                "audio": "sy/synthesis/syntheses__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek sunthesis, from suntithenai ‘place together’."
}