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The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
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synaeresis
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In linguistics , synaeresis (; also spelled syneresis ) is a phonological process of sound change in which two adjacent vowels within a word are combined into a single syllable. The opposite process, in which two adjacent vowels are pronounced separately, ...
WordNet
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n. the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: syneresis ] the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) [syn: syneresis ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context linguistics prosody English) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel. 2 (context chemistry English) the separating out of the liquid from a gel.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...