SYNAERESIS


Meaning of SYNAERESIS in English

n. (US syneresis) (pl. synaereses) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or single vowel.

[ LL f. Gk sunairesis (as SYN-, hairesis f. haireo take) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.