Definition of Synaeresis. Meaning of Synaeresis. Synonyms of Synaeresis

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Definition of Synaeresis

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.

Meaning of Synaeresis from wikipedia

- together. Synaeresis often occurs with reduced vowels in English, as in Asia (/ˈeɪziə/ → /ˈeɪʒə/) and Sebastian (/sɪˈbæstiən/ → /sɪˈbæstʃən/). Synaeresis is...
- Syneresis (also spelled 'synæresis' or 'synaeresis'), in chemistry, is the extraction or expulsion of a liquid from a gel, such as when serum drains from...
- but it can also refer to coalescence by other metaplasms: synizesis, synaeresis or crasis. Spanish, Portuguese and Italian use synalepha, which is important...
- (paragoge) Synalepha, two syllables becoming one, occurs by elision, crasis, synaeresis, or synizesis. Elision ("contraction" in English grammar), removal of...
- Syneresis (also written 'synæresis' or 'synaeresis') could refer to: Synaeresis, contraction of two vowels into a diphthong Syneresis (chemistry), extraction...
- Portuguese and Spanish, although closely related Romance languages, differ in many aspects of their phonology, grammar, and lexicon. Both belong to a subset...
- (phonology), omission of sounds in a word Synalepha, merged syllables Synaeresis, combined vowels Crasis, merged vowels or diphthongs Contraction (operator...
- clump together. Similarly, the gel may liquefy, a condition known as synaeresis, allowing cells and other organic clusters to float freely within the...
- the addition of sounds to the interior of a word Poetic contraction Synaeresis Synalepha Syncopation in music Vowel reduction Wells, John C. (2000)....
- shortening of a long vowel before a short vowel in hiatus. Diphthong Synaeresis Elision Movable nu "diaeresis". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.)...