Synaeresis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Variant of syneresis.
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  • n. the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
  • n. the separating out of the liquid from a gel.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diæresis.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See syneresis.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
  • n. the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
    • Equivalent
    syneresis   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    linguistic process    chemical change    chemical process    chemical action    metaplasm   
    Unknown
    synapsis    synthesis   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    synecphonesis   
     
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