synthesis
n. C / Un. the act of combining different ideas, styles, or chemicals to make something new. It is the result of bringing separate parts together into one whole.
n. the combination of components or elements to form a connected whole. Often refers to the production of chemical compounds from simpler materials or the integration of diverse ideas into a single theory.
The new building is a perfect synthesis of modern and traditional styles.
Her research paper provides a brilliant synthesis of existing theories on climate change and urban planning.
The final movement of the symphony represents a masterful synthesis of folk melodies and rigorous classical structure, resolving the thematic tensions introduced earlier in the work.
From Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “a putting together; composition”), from συντίθημι (suntíthēmi, “put together, combine”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “set, place”). Doublet of sandhi.
Uncountable when referring to the process of combining; countable when referring to the specific result or entity created.