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synalepha

/ ˌsɪnəˈliːfə /

noun

  1. linguistics vowel elision, esp as it arises when one word ends in a vowel and the following word begins with one
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Word History and Origins

Origin of synalepha1

C16: from Late Latin synaloepha, from Greek sunaliphē, from syn- + aleiphein to melt, smear

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