synergy
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/ˈsɪnəd͡ʒi/(UK)
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/ˈsɪnəd͡ʒi/(UK) · /ˈsɪnəɹd͡ʒi/(US)
Definition of synergy
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A synonym of binding energy.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)A synonym of binding energy.
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(countable, uncountable)The cooperation of two or more nerves, muscles, organs, etc.
“the digestive synergy”
- (countable, uncountable)The combined action of two or more drugs where the effects are stronger than their mere sum.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Benefits resulting from combining different groups, people, objects or processes.
“Others argued that the notion of a targeted war on a particular disease inevitably distracted from natural synergies with other areas of research.”
“Remember the eastern leg of HS2 being lopped back to the East Midlands? To this Yorkshireman, this was a tragedy. It removed the umbilical cord designed to connect and bind together the modern advanced manufacturing corridor of England (West Midlands-East Midlands-the reborn Sheffield-Leeds-Teesside-Tyneside), helping it to be capable of competing internationally through the synergy of skills and skilled people.”
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek συνεργία (sunergía, “cooperation”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). By surface analysis, syn- + -ergy.
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