synaloepha

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syn·a·le·pha

also syn·a·loe·pha S0962500 (sĭn′ə-lē′fə)n. The blending into one syllable of two successive vowels of adjacent words, especially to fit a poetic meter; for example, th' elite for the elite.

[New Latin, from Greek sunaloiphē, from sunaleiphein, to coalesce, unite two syllables : sun-, syn- + aleiphein, to smear; see leip- in Indo-European roots.]

syn•a•loe•pha

or syn•a•le•pha

(ˌsɪn lˈi fə)

n. the blending of two successive vowels into one, esp. the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next. [1530–40; < New Latin < Greek synaloiphḗ, n. derivative of synaleíphein to coalesce]

synaloepha, synalepha

the contraction of two adjacent vowels into one syllable, as by elision.See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

单词	synaloepha
释义	synaloepha enUK syn·a·le·pha also syn·a·loe·pha S0962500 (sĭn′ə-lē′fə)n. The blending into one syllable of two successive vowels of adjacent words, especially to fit a poetic meter; for example, th' elite for the elite. [New Latin, from Greek sunaloiphē, from sunaleiphein, to coalesce, unite two syllables : sun-, syn- + aleiphein, to smear; see leip- in Indo-European roots.] syn•a•loe•pha or syn•a•le•pha (ˌsɪn lˈi fə) n. the blending of two successive vowels into one, esp. the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next. [1530–40; < New Latin < Greek synaloiphḗ, n. derivative of synaleíphein to coalesce] synaloepha, synalepha the contraction of two adjacent vowels into one syllable, as by elision.See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices
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