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syl-

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  1. variant of syn- before l: syllepsis.

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NOTE.—The form sy- is used before s; syl- before l, sym- before b, p or m.

From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by Swinton, William

So in Christian Science there         are no discords nor contradictions, because its logic is as 129:3 harmonious as the reasoning of an accurately stated syl-         logism or of a properly computed sum in arithmetic.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker

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