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synalepha.

The suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel.

    countable · rhetoric · uncountable
  2. The melding into a single syllable of two vowels from two different syllables.

    countable · rhetoric · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συναλοιφή (sunaloiphḗ, “a coalescing, confluence”) (< Ancient Greek συν- (sun-) + ἀλοιφή (aloiphḗ)).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.