51Թ

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synaeresis

or ···

[ si-ner-uh-sis ]

noun

Phonetics.
  1. the contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one, especially the contraction of two vowels so as to form a diphthong.


synaeresis

/ ɪˈɪəɪɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of syneresis
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of synaeresis1

1570–80; < Late Latin < Greek Բí act of taking together, equivalent to syn- syn- + ( h)aire- (stem of 󲹾î to take) + -sis -sis
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Proof of this is to be found in the confession of linguists, that there are no truly phonetic laws of the hiatus, of cacophony, of diaeresis, of synaeresis, but merely laws of taste and convenience; that is to say, aesthetic laws.

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