synalepha

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek συναλιφή (sunaliphḗ), also written συναλοιφή (sunaloiphḗ) and συναλειφή (sunaleiphḗ).

Noun

synalepha (countable and uncountable, plural synalephas)

  1. The suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel.
  2. The melding into a single syllable of two vowels from two different syllables.

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References

  • synalepha in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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