SYNALOEPHA Definition & Meaning

synaloepha

[ sin-l-ee-fuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the blending of two successive vowels into one, especially the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

1530–40; < New Latin < Greek synaloiphḗ, synaliphḗ, equivalent to syn- syn- + aloiph-, aliph- (variant stems of ��í��𾱲� to smear) + -ŧ feminine noun suffix

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