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/sɪˈnɪəɹɪsɪs/ · noun
(prosody, phonetics, poetry, rhetoric) The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel..
Use synaeresis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Synaeresis means (prosody, phonetics, poetry, rhetoric) The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel..
Common synonyms include syneresis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use synaeresis where its definition matches the intended context.
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