Meanings
nounsynecphonesis (usually uncountable, plural synecphoneses)
plural synecphoneses
- rhetoricuncountableusuallygrammarA contraction of two syllables into one.
Synonyms: episynaloephe, synizesis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA contraction of two syllables into one.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekσυνεκφώνησις
- Englishsynecphonesis
From Ancient Greek συνεκφώνησις (sunekphṓnēsis), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + ἐκφώνησις (ekphṓnēsis, “pronunciation”).
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synecphonesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synecphonesis
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“synecphonesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synecphonesis. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synecphonesis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synecphonesis.
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