synérèse

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin synaeresis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek συναίρεσις (sunaíresis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.ne.ʁɛz/
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Noun

synérèse f (plural synérèses)

  1. (prosody, phonetics) synaeresis (contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel)
  2. (chemistry) synaeresis (separating out of the liquid from a gel)

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