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sionnach commented on the word synechthry
the state of living together in a loveless marriage:
"Insisting that they were staying together 'for the children's sake,' the Dorchesters spent twenty-five years gritting their teeth at each other in synechthry and raised a fine brood, all of whom eventually graduated to loveless marriages of their own."
Hutchinson's Dictionary gives the following broader definition -
living together of hostile species.
October 14, 2008
chelster commented on the word synechthry
See the spelling "synecthry" for more on this word, which pertains to ants.
January 8, 2011