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syneresis |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Synaeresis \Syn*[ae]r"e*sis\, Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? a taking or drawing together, fr ? to take together; sy`n with + ? to take to grasp. See {Syn-}, and {Heresy}.] (Gram.) The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of di[ae]resis. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n. Same as {Syn[ae]resis}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: syneresis n 1: the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: {synaeresis}] 2: the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) [syn: {synaeresis}]
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