- synaereses
- n. (Linguistics) contraction of two consecutive vowels into one syllable (especially to form a diphthong)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
synaereses
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crase — [ kraz ] n. f. • 1613; gr. krasis « mélange » 1 ♦ Gramm. gr. Contraction de syllabes (finale et initiale de deux mots joints) ex. kago, pour kaï et ego. 2 ♦ Méd. Crase sanguine : étude des propriétés coagulantes du sang. V … Encyclopédie Universelle
synaeresis — n. (US syneresis) (pl. synaereses) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or single vowel. Etymology: LL f. Gk sunairesis (as SYN , hairesis f. haireo take) * * * noun 1. the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong • Syn: ↑syneresis •… … Useful english dictionary
