, variant of synaliph a coalescing < synaleíphein coalesce, gloss over; (literally) smear or melt together < syn- together + aleíphein anoint]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
syn|a|le|pha — syn|a|loe|pha or syn|a|le|pha «SIHN uh LEE fuh», noun. the contraction or coalescence of two syllables into one, especially of two vowels at the end of one word and the beginning of the next. ╂[< Latin synaloepha < Greek synaloiph , variant … Useful english dictionary
syn — syn·a·del·phite; syn·aes·the·sis; syn·a·gog·al; syn·a·gogue; syn·al·lag·mat·ic; syn·a·loe·pha; syn·anastomosis; syn·an·ce·ja; syn·an·gial; syn·an·gi·um; syn·an·tec·tic; syn·an·thae; syn·an·thous; syn·an·thy; syn·a·phea; syn·aposematic;… … English syllables
loe — al·loe·o·coe·la; al·loe·os·tro·pha; cho·loe·pus; dip·loe; hi·er·och·loe; ky·loe; li·na·loe; loe; loe·some; loe·we·ite; syn·a·loe·pha; loe·wig·ite; … English syllables
synaloepha — syn·a·loe·pha … English syllables
synalepha — syn·a·le·pha also syn·a·loe·pha (sĭn ə lēʹfə) n. The blending into one syllable of two successive vowels of adjacent syllables, especially to fit a poetic meter; for example, th elite for the elite. [New Latin, from Greek sunaloiphē, from… … Universalium
synaloepha — syn•a•loe•pha or syn•a•le•pha [[t]ˌsɪn lˈi fə[/t]] n. phn the blending of two successive vowels into one, esp. the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next • Etymology: 1530–40; < NL < Gk… … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
na — abhi·na·ya; ab·na·ki; abom·i·na·ble; abom·i·na·tion; abom·i·na·tor; acae·na; aca·na; ac·a·ri·na; acei·tu·na; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·le·na·tion; ach·a·ti·na; ac·i·na·ceous; acu·mi·na·tion; ada·na; ade·na; ad·na·tion; aero·na·val; aesch·na;… … English syllables
