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The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
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syneresis
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Syneresis (also written 'synæresis' or 'synaeresis') could refer to: Synaeresis , contraction of two vowels into a diphthong Syneresis (chemistry) , extraction or expulsion of a liquid from a gel Syneresis cracks , cracks formed in mudstone by changes in ...
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n. the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: synaeresis ] the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) [syn: synaeresis ]
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n. (alternative spelling of synaeresis English)
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 ...