synecphonesis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek συνεκφώνησις (sunekphṓnēsis), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + ἐκφώνησις (ekphṓnēsis, “pronunciation”).
Noun[edit]
synecphonesis (usually uncountable, plural synecphoneses)
- (grammar) A contraction of two syllables into one; synizesis.