synaeresis
synaeresis · synaereses
синереза, синерезис
The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowelThe contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
/sɪˈnɪəɹɪsɪs/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
синере́заsineréza
the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
(countable, uncountable)The separating out of the liquid from a gel.
синере́зисsinerézis
the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
contraction of two consonants:
separating out of the liquid from a gel:
Origin
From Ancient Greek συναίρεσις (sunaíresis, “unification”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) +From Ancient Greek συναίρεσις (sunaíresis, “unification”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + αἵρεσις (haíresis, “taking”), from αἱρέω (hairéō, “to take”).
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Forms
plural: synaeresesSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable