Associations to the word «Synaeresis»
Adjective
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Wiktionary
SYNAERESIS, noun. (linguistics) (prosody) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
SYNAERESIS, noun. (chemistry) the separating out of the liquid from a gel.
Dictionary definition
SYNAERESIS, noun. The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong.
SYNAERESIS, noun. The separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making).
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.