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synalepha

synalepha noun: the suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel.

Noun

synalepha (countable and uncountable, plural synalephas)

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

Forms of synalepha

pluralsynalephas
alternative formsynalœpha
alternative formsynaloepha

Origin of synalepha

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συναλοιφή (sunaloiphḗ, “a coalescing, confluence”) (< Ancient Greek συν- (sun-) + ἀλοιφή (aloiphḗ)).

Questions about synalepha

What does synalepha mean?
Synalepha means the suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel.
What part of speech is synalepha?
Synalepha is a noun.
What is the plural of synalepha?
The plural of synalepha is synalephas.

Words near synalepha in the dictionary

  1. synagoguegoer
  2. synagoguegoers
  3. synagoguelike
  4. synagogues
  5. synairesis
  6. synalepha
  7. synalephas
  8. synalephe
  9. synalephes
  10. synalgia
  11. synalgic

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