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Webster 1913 Edition


Synecphonesis


Syn-ecˊpho-ne′sis

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to utter together.]
(Gram.)
A contraction of two syllables into one; synizesis.

Definition 2024


synecphonesis

synecphonesis

English

Noun

synecphonesis (usually uncountable, plural synecphoneses)

  1. (grammar) A contraction of two syllables into one; synizesis.