SYNALOEPHA

Meaning of SYNALOEPHA in English

[syn.a.loe.pha] or syn.a.le.pha n [NL, fr. Gk synaloiphe, fr. synaleiphein to clog up, coalesce, unite two syllables into one, fr. syn- + aleiphein to anoint--more at aliphatic] (1540): the reduction to one syllable of two vowels of adjacent syllables (as in th' army for the army)

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

SYNALOEPHA — noun or syn·a·le·pha ˌsinəˈlēfə ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek synaloiphē, synaliphē, from synaleiphein to clog up, coalesce, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYNALOEPHA — (n.) Same as Synalepha.
Английский словарь Webster
SYNALOEPHA — ( n. ) Same as Synalepha.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SYNALOEPHA — /sin'l ee"feuh/ , n. the blending of two successive vowels into one, esp. the coalescence of a vowel at the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SYNALOEPHA — noun ·same·as synalepha.
Webster English vocab
SYNALEPHA — noun see synaloepha
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPISYNALOEPHE — “+ noun Etymology: Late Greek episynaloiphē, from Greek epi- + synaloiphē synaloepha — more at synaloepha Greek & Latin prosody …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYNALEPHA — synalepha, synaloepha BrE AmE ˌsɪn ə ˈliːf ə -ˈlef- ▷ synalepha|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

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