SYNAPHEA


Meaning of SYNAPHEA in English

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

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