synaeresis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /sɪˈnɪəɹɪsɪs/
- /sɪnˈɛɹɪsɪs/
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek συναίρεσις (sunaíresis, “unification”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + αἵρεσις (haíresis, “taking”), from αἱρέω (hairéō, “to take”).
Meanings
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
- (countable, uncountable) The separating out of the liquid from a gel.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| synæresis | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| syneresis | US, alternative | lexicographic | |
| synairesis | alternative, uncommon | lexicographic | |
| synaereses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (15)
fr synérèse (contraction of two consonants) · pl synereza (separating out of the liquid from a gel) · pt sinérese (contraction of two consonants) · pt sinérese (separating out of the liquid from a gel) · fi synereesi (separating out of the liquid from a gel) · fr synérèse (separating out of the liquid from a gel) · ru синере́зис (separating out of the liquid from a gel) · es sinéresis (contraction of two consonants) · grc συναίρεσις (contraction of two consonants) · el συναίρεση (contraction of two consonants) · fi synereesi (contraction of two consonants) · pl synereza (contraction of two consonants) · it sineresi (contraction of two consonants) · es sinéresis (separating out of the liquid from a gel) · ru синере́за (contraction of two consonants)