"syntopical" meaning in All languages combined

See syntopical on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From syntopic(on) + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|syntopicon|al|alt1=syntopic(on)}} syntopic(on) + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} syntopical (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to a type of analysis in which different works are compared and contrasted. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: syntopic, synoptic
    Sense id: en-syntopical-en-adj-nx7p4tLl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Pages with 1 entry
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          "text": "After finishing his syntopical reading of the leaders' speeches, he wrote an essay comparing the language used by Reagan, Carter, Gorbachev, and Qaddafi.",
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          "ref": "1972, Mortimer J. Adler with Charles Van Doren, chapter 3, in How to Read a Book, Touchstone September 2014 edition, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, →OCLC, pages 28, 29:",
          "text": "A good college, if it does nothing else, ought to produce competent syntopical readers. A college degree ought to represent general competence in reading such that a graduate could read any kind of material for general readers and be able to undertake independent research on almost any subject (for that is what syntopical reading, among other things, enables you to do).",
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          "ref": "1997, Dhun H. Sethna, Investing Smart:",
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