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Synaeresis Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix syn-

Synaeresis has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong

2

the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)

3

the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.

See Also
liquid long vowel gel diphthong contraction synaeretic separating apocopation
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
linguistic process chemical process
Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis
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