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|wketx=In linguistics, [[synaeresis]] (/sɪˈnɛrəsɪs/; also spelled [[syneresis]]) is a phonological process of sound change in which two adjacent vowels within a word are combined into a single syllable. | |wketx=In linguistics, [[synaeresis]] (/sɪˈnɛrəsɪs/; also spelled [[syneresis]]) is a phonological process of sound change in which two adjacent vowels within a word are combined into a single syllable. | ||
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Synaeresis comes from Greek [[συναίρεσις]] (synaíresis), a "[[contraction]]", a "taking or drawing together", from συναιρέω (synairéō), "(I) contract", "(I) grasp or seize together", derived from σύν, "with", and [[αἱρέω]], "(I) grasp, seize". Semantically, it is easy to understand how this term evolved historically. The term eventually becamer applied to a process in which vowels are taken or drawn together. | Synaeresis comes from Greek [[συναίρεσις]] (synaíresis), a "[[contraction]]", a "taking or drawing together", from συναιρέω (synairéō), "(I) contract", "(I) grasp or seize together", derived from σύν, "with", and [[αἱρέω]], "(I) grasp, seize". Semantically, it is easy to understand how this term evolved historically. The term eventually becamer applied to a process in which vowels are taken or drawn together. | ||
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|gf=<b>sўnērĕsis</b>, v. [[synaeresis]]. | |||
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