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synoecism
noun
syn·oe·cism
\sə̇ˈnēˌsizəm\
variants: less commonly
synoicism
\-nȯiˌkizəm, -nȯiˌsi-\Definition of synoecism
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1 : a joining together : union; specifically : a uniting of several towns or villages into one community (as in ancient Greece)
2 : the condition of being synoecious
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Origin and Etymology of synoecism
Greek synoikismos wedlock, act of combining into one city-state, from synoikizein
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