ˌsinəˈfēə noun
also syn·a·pheia -fē(y)ə, -fīə
( -s )
Etymology: Greek synapheia, literally, combination, union, from synaphēs united, connected (from syn- + -aphēs, from haptein to fasten) + -ia -y — more at apsis
: continuous metrical regularity (as in a group of anapestic verses) such that syllables at the end of one line may form part of a foot completed by syllables at the beginning of the next line