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Synoptic

Main Entry:: syn·op·tic
Pronunciation:: \sə-ˈnäp-tik\
Variant(s):: also syn·op·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Greek synoptikos, from synopsesthai
Date:: 1763

1: affording a general view of a whole2: manifesting or characterized by comprehensiveness or breadth of view3: presenting or taking the same or common view ; specifically often capitalized : of or relating to the first three Gospels of the New Testament4: relating to or displaying conditions (as of the atmosphere or weather) as they exist simultaneously over a broad area

— syn·op·ti·cal·ly

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\-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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