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synizesis

One entry found for synizesis.
Main Entry: syn·i·ze·sis
Pronunciation: "si-n&-'zE-s&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek synizEsis, from synizein to sit down together, collapse, blend, from syn- + hizein to sit down; akin to Latin sidere to sit down -- more at SUBSIDE
: contraction of two syllables into one by uniting in pronunciation two adjacent vowels