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synoecious

/sɪˈniːʃəs/

Meanings
  • adjective

    Relating to or denoting a community or society in which all members, regardless of sex or marital status, live together in one place.


Variants
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senecio , senecios
Etymology
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From Greek synoikos, from synoikein 'live together'.


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  1. The ancient Greek city of Athens was believed to have undergone a synoecism in the 5th century BC, bringing together several smaller communities into a single city-state.

  2. The term synoecism is also used in biology to describe the merger of two or more organisms into a single entity, such as when two bacteria fuse to form a single cell.


Related Concepts
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  1. Urbanization: Synoecism is closely related to the process of urbanization, as both involve the concentration of population in larger settlements.

  2. Federation: Synoecism can also be seen as a form of political federation, where smaller units come together to form a larger entity.


Culture
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In ancient Greece, a synoecism was a merger of several small communities into a single larger one. This was often done for strategic or defensive reasons, or to facilitate better governance and resource management. The concept of synoecism has been used in literature and art to describe the coming together of diverse groups into a unified whole.

How to Memorize "synoecious"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a community where people of all ages, genders, and marital statuses live together in harmony.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the idea of a unified community.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Synoecious' - S for society, Y for young, N for new, O for one, E for everyone, C for community, I for integrated, O for organic, U for united, S for society.


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