noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of synaeresis. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) wordnet
3. 3
   the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong wordnet

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