English Explanatory Dictionary

synecphonesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A contraction of two syllables into one.

Word forms

synecphonesis synecphoneses

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συνεκφώνησις (sunekphṓnēsis), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + ἐκφώνησις (ekphṓnēsis, “pronunciation”).

Synonyms

episynaloephe synizesis
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