亚洲网紅露点

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synaeresis

or 蝉测苍路别谤路别路蝉颈蝉

[ si-ner-uh-sis ]

noun

Phonetics.
  1. the contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one, especially the contraction of two vowels so as to form a diphthong.

synaeresis

/ 蝉瑟藞苍瑟蓹谤瑟蝉瑟蝉 /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of syneresis
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of synaeresis1

1570鈥80; < Late Latin < Greek 蝉测苍补铆谤别蝉颈蝉 act of taking together, equivalent to syn- syn- + ( h)aire- (stem of 丑补颈谤别卯苍 to take) + -sis -sis
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Proof of this is to be found in the confession of linguists, that there are no truly phonetic laws of the hiatus, of cacophony, of diaeresis, of synaeresis, but merely laws of taste and convenience; that is to say, aesthetic laws.

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