noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/
US:/ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zɚ/
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CMU ARPABET:S IH1 N TH AH0 S AY2 Z ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An electronic instrument consisting of a module, or a set of modules, that creates its sounds with electronics and does not have any keyboard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation with accurate timing from a reference oscillator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 6
(music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: synthesist, synthesiser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intellectual, intellect
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English synthesize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English synthesizer From synthesize + -er.
Across languages
Translations
89 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
sintetizues
— music: an electronic keyboard instrument
Arabic:
سِنْثِسَيْزَر
(sinṯisayzar)
— music: an electronic keyboard instrument
Arabic:
سينثيسايزر
(sīnṯīsāyzar)
— music: an electronic keyboard instrument
Arabic:
مُرَكِّب
(murakkib)
— music: an electronic keyboard instrument
