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Synaeresis

/sɪnˈɛɹəsɪs/

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

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noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    The separating out of the liquid from a gel.

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