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synaphea

synaphea noun: the metrical continuity between one colon and another.

Noun (1)

synaphea (uncountable)

  1. The metrical continuity between one colon and another.
  2. Mutual connection of all the verses in a system, so that they are scanned as one verse, as in anapaestics.
  3. Elision or synalepha, at the end of a line, of the final vowel of a dactylic hexameter before the initial vowel of the next.

Noun (2)

synaphea (plural synapheas)

  1. Any plant of the genus Synaphea, especially one of the type species Synaphea petiolaris.

Forms of synaphea

alternative formsynapheia
pluralsynapheas

Origin of synaphea

From Ancient Greek συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to join together”).

From translingual Synaphea (“genus name”).

Words formed from synaphea

  • granite synaphea
  • Helena synaphea
  • Albany synaphea

Questions about synaphea

What does synaphea mean?
Synaphea means the metrical continuity between one colon and another.
What part of speech is synaphea?
Synaphea is a noun.
What is the plural of synaphea?
The plural of synaphea is synapheas.

Words near synaphea in the dictionary

  1. synantocyte
  2. synantocytes
  3. synantropic
  4. synantropically
  5. synapate
  6. synaphea
  7. synapheas
  8. synapheia
  9. synaphobranchid
  10. synaphobranchids
  11. synapomorphic

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