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Σύδνεϋ
(uncountable) A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia. · Sydney
σύζευξη
The act of joining, or condition of being joined. · syzefxi
συζήτηση
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. [from 16th c.] · syzitisi
συζητήσιμος
Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed. · syzitisimos
συζητώ
(ambitransitive, reciprocal) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. [from 14th c.] · syzito
συζυγία
(grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take. · syzygia
συζυγικός
Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial. · syzygikos
σύζυγος
A husband, wife, companion or partner. · syzygos
σύζυγος μονάρχη
The spouse of a monarch. · syzygos monarchi
συκιά
A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics. [from 14th c.] · sykia
σύκο
The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds. [from 12th c.] · syko
συκοφάντης
One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer. · sykofadis
συκοφαντία
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another. · sykofadia
συκοφαντική δυσφήμιση
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another. · sykofadiki dysfimisi
συκοφαντικός
Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue. · sykofadikos
συκοφαντώ
To disgrace; to bring into disrepute. [from 4th c.] · sykofado
συκώτι
(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions. · sykoti
Συλβέστρος
A en given name used in English since the sixteenth century. · Sylvestros
συλλαβάριο
(orthography) A table or list of syllabic letters or syllables. · syllavario
συλλαβή
(linguistics) A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants. · syllavi
συλλαβίζω
(transitive) to join words or syllables with a hyphen. · syllavizo
συλλαβογραφία
(orthography) A writing system where each character represents a complete syllable. · syllavografia
συλλαμβάνω
(law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest. · syllamvano
συλλέκτης
A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection. · syllektis
σύλληψη
(legal) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc. · syllipsi
συλλογή
(set theory, topology, analysis) A set of sets; used because such a thing is in general too large to comply with the formal definition of a set. · syllogi
συλλογίζομαι
To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider. · syllogizomai
συλλογικός
Of, relating to, or done by collaboration. · syllogikos
συλλογικότητα
(by extension) A group dedicated to a particular cause or interest. · syllogikotita
συλλογιστική
(uncountable) The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive. · syllogistiki
σύλλογος
A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society. · syllogos
συλλυπητήρια
Expressing sympathy to someone, especially after learning of a close death. · syllypitiria
συμβαίνω
(transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall. · symvaino
συμβάλλω
(ambitransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole. · symvallo
συμβάν
An occurrence; something that happens. · symvan
σύμβαση
An agreement or contract. · symvasi
σύμβαση μίσθωσης
(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold. · symvasi misthosis
συμβασιοκρατία
(uncountable, philosophy) The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions. · symvasiokratia
συμβεβηκός
(transportation) A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes) · symvevikos
συμβιβάζω
(transitive, legal) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated. · symvivazo
συμβιβασμός
The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. · symvivasmos
συμβιβαστικός
Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions. · symvivastikos
συμβιωτής
(ecology) An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship. · symviotis
συμβιωτικός
(ecology) Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together. · symviotikos
συμβόλαιο
An agreement or contract. · symvolaio
συμβολαιογραφική πράξη
(legal) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property. · symvolaiografiki praxi
συμβολαιογράφος
(legal, Canada, US) A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law. · symvolaiografos
συμβολίζω
(transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent. · symvolizo
συμβολισμός
(uncountable) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters. · symvolismos
σύμβολο
(rare) A mark or another symbol used to represent something. · symvolo
συμβολομεταφραστής
(programming, countable) A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools. · symvolometafrastis
συμβολοσειρά
(countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity. · symvoloseira
συμβουλεύω
(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed. · symvoulevo
συμβουλή
(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful. · symvouli
συμβούλιο
A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors. · symvoulio
συμμαζεύω
(transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat. · symmazevo
συμμαθητής
A student who is in the same class at school. · symmathitis
συμμαθήτρια
A student who is in the same class at school. · symmathitria
σύμμαχος
A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate. · symmachos
συμμετέχω
(intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). [from 16th c.] · symmetecho
συμμετοχή
The act of involving, or the state of being involved. · symmetochi
συμμετοχή ως μέλος
(math) The fact of being a member of a set. · symmetochi os melos
συμμέτοχος
One who participates. · symmetochos
συμμετρικός
Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations. · symmetrikos
συμμιγής
Composed of elements; not simple. · symmigis
σύμμιξη
A mixture, in some contexts: · symmixi
συμμορία
An informal body of friends. · symmoria
συμμορφία
The state of things being similar or identical. · symmorfia
συμμόρφωση
The act of conforming; conformity. · symmorfosi
συμπαγής
Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume. · sybagis
συμπάθεια
The capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding. · sybatheia
συμπαιγνία
A private agreement for a fraudulent or illegal purpose; conspiracy. · sybaignia
συμπαίκτης
One who is on the same team. · sybaiktis
συμπαίκτρια
One who is on the same team. · sybaiktria
συμπάσχω
(intransitive) To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected · sybascho
συμπατριώτης
Somebody from one's own country. · sybatriotis
συμπατριώτισσα
Somebody from one's own country. · sybatriotissa
συμπεπιεσμένος
(topology, uncomparable) Of a topological space: · sybepiesmenos
συμπεραίνω
(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. [from 16th c.] · syberaino
συμπέρασμα
The outcome or result of a process or act. · syberasma
συμπερασμός
(uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction. · syberasmos
συμπεριλαμβανομένου
Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned. · syberilamvanomenou
συμπεριλαμβάνω
To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement. · syberilamvano
συμπεριφέρομαι
(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation. · syberiferomai
συμπεριφορά
The process or manner of treating someone or something. · syberifora
συμπηγνύω
(transitive) To cause to congeal. · sybignyo
σύμπηξη
The action of making something concrete or the result of such an action. · sybixi
σύμπλεγμα
(astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other. · syblegma
συμπλέκομαι
(intransitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy. · syblekomai
συμπλέκω
(chemistry, intransitive) To form a complex with another substance. · sybleko
συμπλήρωμα
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment. · sybliroma
συμπληρωματική γωνία
(astronomy, geometry) An angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle. [from 18th c.] · sybliromatiki gonia
συμπληρωματικό χρώμα
(optics) The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light). [from 19th c.] · sybliromatiko chroma
συμπληρωματικός
Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant. · sybliromatikos
συμπληρώνω
To complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole. · syblirono
συμπλοκή
(military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle. · sybloki
σύμπλοκο
(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry. · sybloko
συμπολεμιστής
comrade in arms (fellow combatant or soldier) · sybolemistis
συμπονετικός
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone). · sybonetikos
συμπόνια
(by extension, psychology) Deep awareness of the individual experiences of suffering of others or themselves that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such experiences, as reflected by the psychological term self-compassion. · sybonia
σύμπραξη
(figurative) Benefits resulting from combining different groups, people, objects or processes. · sybraxi
συμπροσευχή
A meeting held for the express purpose of praying. · sybrosefchi
συμπτύσσω
(transitive) To make more dense; to compress. · sybtysso
συμπτωματικός
Occurring as or resulting from coincidence. · sybtomatikos
σύμπτωση
(uncountable) Random occurrence; luck. · sybtosi
σύμπτωση απόψεων
Agreement; concurring. · sybtosi apopseon
συμπύκνωμα
A substance that is in a condensed form. · sybyknoma
συμπυκνωμένος
Not dilute; having a high concentration. · sybyknomenos
συμπυκνώνω
(transitive) To make more dense; to compress. · sybyknono
συμφέρον
(countable) An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor. · symferon
συμφιλιώνω
(transitive) To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate. · symfiliono
συμφιλίωση
The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement. · symfiliosi
συμφιλιωτικός
Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions. · symfiliotikos
συμφορά
An event resulting in great loss. · symfora
συμφραζόμενα
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence. · symfrazomena
συμφυής
Naturally as part or consequence of something. · symfyis
σύμφυρμα
A combination of different things. · symfyrma
σύμφυτος
Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown. · symfytos
συμφωνητικό
(uncountable, legal) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law. · symfonitiko
συμφωνία
(uncountable, legal) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law. · symfonia
σύμφωνο
A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties. · symfono
σύμφωνος
Liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable. · symfonos
συμφωνώ
(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise. · symfono
συμψηφισμός
(finance) The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount. · sympsifismos
συν
And; sum of the previous one and the following one. · syn
συν πλην
(not comparable, in combination with a number) About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number). · syn plin
συν τοις άλλοις
(conjunctive) Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore. · syn tois allois
συναγωγή
(uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction. · synagogi
συναγωνισμός
(uncountable) The action of competing. · synagonismos
συναδελφικότητα
Close friendship in a group of friends or teammates. · synadelfikotita
συναδέλφισσα
A mate, companion, or associate. [from 1590s] · synadelfissa
συνάδελφος
A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate. · synadelfos
συναδελφώνομαι
(transitive) To treat as a brother. · synadelfonomai
συνάθροιση
A congregation of people in one place for a purpose. · synathroisi
συναίνεση
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction. · synainesi
συναινετικός
With permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting. · synainetikos
συναινώ
(intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission. · synaino
συναισθάνομαι
To instinctively be aware. · synaisthanomai
συναίσθημα
A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. · synaisthima
συναισθηματικά
In an emotional manner; displaying emotion. · synaisthimatika
συνακόλουθος
Accompanying; conjoining; attending; concurrent. [from early 17th c.] · synakolouthos
συναλλαγή
The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans). · synallagi
συναλλαγματική
A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.) · synallagmatiki
συνάλληλος
Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or with the other. · synallilos
συναναστρέφομαι
(intransitive, often, _, derogatory) To associate with in a friendly manner, often with those of a higher class or status; to fraternize. · synanastrefomai
συναναστροφή
A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee. · synanastrofi
συνάντηση
A pre-arranged meeting. · synadisi
συναντιέμαι
To gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting. · synadiemai
συναντώ
(transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly. · synado
σύναξη
A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee. · synaxi

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