Meaning Of The Word Synaloepha

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Synaloepha Meaning

Synaloepha Definition
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synaloepha in American English
the contraction into one syllable of two adjacent vowels, usually by elision (Ex.: th' eagle for the eagle)
noun: 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

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