Etymology

synalepha

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Today it means: The suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel. Full definition →

Ancient Greek συναλοιφή
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromσυναλοιφή“a coalescing, confluence”
  2. English todaysynalepha

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

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