What's in a name?
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Syn- \Syn-\ [Gr. sy'n with.] A prefix meaning with, along with, together, at the same time. Syn- becomes sym- before p, b, and m, and syl- before l.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Trace \Trace\, noun [F. trace. See {Trace}, verb (used with an object) ]

1. A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace. --Milton.

2. (Chem. & Min.) A very small quantity of an element or compound in a given substance, especially when so small that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an analysis; -- hence, in stating an analysis, often contracted to tr.

3. A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token; vestige.

The shady empire shall retain no trace Of war or blood, but in the sylvan chase. --Pope.

4. (Descriptive Geom. & Persp.) The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.

5. (Fort.) The ground plan of a work or works.

{Syn}.-Vestige; mark; token. See {Vestige}.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Calumniated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {calumniating}.] [L. calumniatus, p. p. of calumniari. See {Calumny}, and cf. {Challenge}, verb (used with an object)] To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or of something disreputable; to slander; to libel.

Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and calumniate all godly men's doings. --Strype.

{Syn}. -- To asperse; slander; defame; vilify; traduce; belie; bespatter; blacken; libel. See {Asperse}.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Citadel \Cit"a*del\, noun [F. citadelle, It. citadella, di?. of citt? city, fr. L. civitas. See {City}.] A fortress in or near a fortified city, commanding the city and fortifications, and intended as a final point of defense.

{Syn}. -- Stronghold. See {Fortress}.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

SYN

1. {Synchronous idle}. 2. A syntactic specification language for {COPS}. ["Metalanguages of the Compiler Production System COPS", J. Borowiec, in GI Fachgesprach "Compiler-Compiler", ed W. Henhapl, Tech Hochs Darmstadt 1978, pp. 122-159]. 3. [TCP/IP SYN request?] (1996-04-17)
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