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Meaning of 'synalepha' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Synalepha [ n.]
- A contraction of syllables by suppressing some vowel or diphthong at the end of a word, before another vowel or diphthong; as, th' army, for the army.

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syn- synacme synacmy synaeresis synagogical synagogue synallagmatic synallaxine synaloepha synangia

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