In linguistics, synaeresis (; also spelled syneresis) is a phonological process of sound change in which two adjacent vowels within a word are combined into a single syllable. The opposite process, in which two adjacent vowels are pronounced separately, is known as "diaeresis".
In linguistics, synaeresis (; also spelled syneresis) is a phonological process of sound change in which two adjacent vowels within a word are combined into a single syllable. The opposite process, in which two adjacent vowels are pronounced separately, is known as "diaeresis".
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