synalepha

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Definition of synalepha

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel.

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel.
(countable, uncountable)The melding into a single syllable of two vowels from two different syllables.

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek συναλοιφή (sunaloiphḗ, “a coalescing, confluence”) (< Ancient Greek συν- (sun-) + ἀλοιφή (aloiphḗ)).

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