SYNALEPHA
A 'synalepha' (, from Greek ''synaleifein'' “to smear together”, also 'synaloepha') is the elision of two syllables into one.
'Examples':
★ "Apollo's priest to 'th'Ar'give fleet doth bring" (from Homer)
★ Contraction (grammar)
★ Contraction (phonology)
★ Crasis
★ Syncope
★ Synaeresis
'Examples':
★ "Apollo's priest to 'th'Ar'give fleet doth bring" (from Homer)
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See also
★ Contraction (grammar)
★ Contraction (phonology)
★ Crasis
★ Syncope
★ Synaeresis
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