Synchysis
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈsɪn.kə.sɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Synchysis is a noun meaning (poetry) A complicated, interlocking word-order pattern in early Latin verse, demonstrated by Virgil and his contemporaries.
Meaning
(poetry) A complicated, interlocking word-order pattern in early Latin verse, demonstrated by Virgil and his contemporaries.
More Meanings
- (rhetoric) Confused arrangement of words in a sentence.
- A confused mixture.
- (ophthalmology) Fluidity of the vitreous humour of the eye.
Word Forms
- synchyses
- synchesis
- synchisis
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include synchesis, synchisis, synizesis, synaphea, syndesis, synthesis.
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