Found 2 items, similar to Synaeresis.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: synaeresis
synaeresis
n 1: the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn:
syneresis]
2: the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by
contraction (as in cheese making) [syn:
syneresis]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Synaeresis
Synaeresis
\Syn*[ae]r"e*sis\, Syneresis
\Syn*er"e*sis\, n. [NL.,
fr. Gr. ? a taking or drawing together, fr. ? to take
together; sy`n with + ? to take, to grasp. See
Syn-, and
Heresy.] (Gram.)
The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two
vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification;
synecphonesis; -- the opposite of di[ae]resis.
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