synaloepha
noun
syn·a·loe·pha
variants:
or synalepha \ ˌsinəˈlēfə \
plural -s
Definition of synaloepha
: the blending into one syllable of two vowels of adjacent syllables (as by crasis, synaeresis, synizesis, elision)
especially
: a contraction of syllables by obscuring or suppressing a vowel or diphthong at the end of a word before another vowel or diphtong (as in th' army, for the army)
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