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synaeresis

/sɪˈnɪəɹɪsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
synaere-sis
IPA
/sɪˈnɪəɹɪsɪs/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The separating out of the liquid from a gel.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συναίρεσις (sunaíresis, “unification”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + αἵρεσις (haíresis, “taking”), from αἱρέω (hairéō, “to take”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

synaereses (plural) synæresis (alternative, dated) synairesis (alternative, uncommon) syneresis (alternative, US)

Derived Forms

synaeretic synerize

Synonyms

syneresis

Questions

How do you pronounce synaeresis?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈnɪəɹɪsɪs/.
What does synaeresis mean?
The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
Where does synaeresis come from?
From Ancient Greek συναίρεσις (sunaíresis, “unification”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + αἵρεσις (haíresis, “taking”), from αἱρέω (hairéō, “to take”).

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