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synalephas

synalephas is the plural of synalepha.

Meaning of synalepha

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.

Questions about synalephas

What is synalephas the plural of?
Synalephas is the plural of synalepha.

Words near synalephas in the dictionary

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

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