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Complete Definition of "synaeresis"

English

Alternative spellings
syneresis i|US
synæresis

Etymology
From the Greek ��ναί�ε�ι�.

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. linguistics the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.

#:An example of synaeresis is the contraction of the -ew (IPA|/u�/) and or- (IPA|/o�ɹ/) of w:New Orleans|New Orleans into IPA|/n��l�nz/.

  1. chemistry the separating out of the liquid from a gel.

References
''Silva Rhetoricae'' (rhetoric.byu.edu)

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