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synaphea

noun
syn·​a·​phea | \ ˌsinəˈfēə\
variants: or less commonly synapheia \ -​fē(y)ə , -​fīə \
plural -s

Definition of synaphea

: continuous metrical regularity (as in a group of anapestic verses) such that syllables at the end of one line may form part of a foot completed by syllables at the beginning of the next line

History and Etymology for synaphea

Greek synapheia, literally, combination, union, from synaphēs united, connected (from syn- + -aphēs, from haptein to fasten) + -ia -y

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