synaeresis
American
[si-ner-uh-sis]
/ sɪˈnɛr ə sɪs /
Or
syneresis
noun
Phonetics.
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the contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one, especially the contraction of two vowels so as to form a diphthong.
synaeresis
British
/ sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs /
noun
Etymology
Origin of synaeresis
1570–80; < Late Latin < Greek synaíresis act of taking together, equivalent to syn- syn- + ( h)aire- (stem of haireîn to take) + -sis -sis
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