Agency Dictionary
Synergy
nounPronunciation: /ˈsɪn.ə.dʒi/
In Portuguese: Sinergia
Business & OrganizationsWhat does “Synergy” mean?
The interaction or cooperation of two or more agents or parts to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their individual components.
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Greek synergia, "cooperation, joint work", from synergos, "working together", composed of syn, "together", and ergon, "work". The word entered scientific language to describe the combined action of muscles, drugs or agents that produces a greater effect than each would alone. From there it passed into business and management vocabulary.
Usage note
A word of business jargon, often criticized as vague. In medicine and pharmacology it retains a precise sense: two drugs have synergy when their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.
Synonyms
- cooperation
- collaboration
- teamwork
Word family
- synergic
- synergism
- synergist
- synergistic
Usage examples
Through the education provided by the estate people climb to the upper parts and when the body function in synergy, the result is the development and prosperity of all parts.”
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