"synapsis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /sɪˈnæpsɪs/ Forms: synapses [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σῠ́νᾰψῐς (súnapsis, “contact”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sem-}}, {{der|en|grc|σῠ́νᾰψῐς||contact}} Ancient Greek σῠ́νᾰψῐς (súnapsis, “contact”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|synapses}} synapsis (countable and uncountable, plural synapses)
  1. The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: syndesis
    Sense id: en-synapsis-en-noun-sGGmvNP5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. Alternative form of synapse Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: synapse
    Sense id: en-synapsis-en-noun-pzBtw5vh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: heterosynapsis, presynapsis

Inflected forms

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