syn‧od /ˈsɪnəd, -nɒd $ -nəd/ 
 noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400; 
Language: Late Latin; 
Origin: synodus, from Greek synodos 'meeting', from syn- ( ⇒ syn-) + hodos 'way']
 an important meeting of church members 
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