synaphea

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noun

The metrical continuity between one colon and another.

OriginAncient Greek συνάπτω →
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Meanings

synaphea1

nounsynaphea (uncountable)

alternative synapheia

  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe metrical continuity between one colon and another.
  2. uncountablehuman sciencesMutual connection of all the verses in a system, so that they are scanned as one verse, as in anapaestics.
  3. uncountablehuman sciencesElision or synalepha, at the end of a line, of the final vowel of a dactylic hexameter before the initial vowel of the next.

synaphea2

nounsynaphea (plural synapheas)

plural synapheas

  1. Any plant of the genus Synaphea, especially one of the type species Synaphea petiolaris.

Origin

synaphea · noun

  1. Ancient Greekσυνάπτω“to join together”
  2. Englishsynaphea

From Ancient Greek συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to join together”).

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synaphea · noun

  1. translingualSynaphea“genus name”
  2. Englishsynaphea

From translingual Synaphea (“genus name”).

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APA

synaphea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synaphea

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“synaphea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synaphea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synaphea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synaphea.

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