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synergy
[ sin-er-jee ]
noun
- the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc.; synergism.
- Physiology, Medicine/Medical. the cooperative action of two or more muscles, nerves, or the like.
- Biochemistry, Pharmacology. the cooperative action of two or more stimuli or drugs.
synergy
/ sɪˈnɜːdʒɪk; ˈsɪnədʒɪ /
noun
- Also calledsynergism the potential ability of individual organizations or groups to be more successful or productive as a result of a merger
- another name for synergism
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Derived Forms
- synergic, adjective
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Other Words From
- syn·er·gic [si-, nur, -jik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of synergy1
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Example Sentences
Phil Jackson, to be clear, will not be joining in on this merry bit of corporate synergy.
Though King and Malcolm X met only once, Cones demonstrates how they understood and utilized their synergy.
It became clear there was a lot of potential synergy and that a partnership made a lot of sense.
And it seemed that alcohol and tobacco worked together in toxic synergy to produce the malignancy.
By the time Cerf died, in 1971, he realized to his regret that synergy was a siren that had swallowed him whole.
In each moment of our life we entertain some purpose, and to this purpose the synergy of our actions is directed.
There are lots of opportunities for synergy within Kodacell: marketing, logistics, even packing materials.
There is a synergy between their movements and their muscular contractions and the forthcoming paranormal movements.
It is, and we must coin a word to express it, a social "synergy" that is wanted.
On several occasions we have remarked a synergy of function, head and eyes moving upward in unison.
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