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synæresis

synæresis is the alternative spelling of synaeresis.

Meaning of synaeresis

Noun

synaeresis (countable and uncountable, plural synaereses)

  1. (rhetoric) The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
  2. The separating out of the liquid from a gel.

Forms of synæresis

pluralsynæreses

Questions about synæresis

What is synæresis the alternative spelling of?
Synæresis is the alternative spelling of synaeresis.

Words near synæresis in the dictionary

  1. synzoospores
  2. synzootic
  3. synzyme
  4. synzymes
  5. synæreses
  6. synæresis
  7. synæsthesia
  8. synæsthesias
  9. synæsthesiæ
  10. synæsthete
  11. synæsthetes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: synæresis (page history and authors); synaeresis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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