'Synaloepha' definitions:

Definition of 'Synaloepha'

From: GCIDE

Synaloepha \Syn`a*loe"pha\, n. [L.] Same as Synalepha. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'synaloepha'

From: GCIDE

Synalepha \Syn`a*le"pha\, n. [NL., fr. L. synaloepha, Gr. ?, from ? to melt together; sy`n with + ? to besmear.] (Gram.) A contraction of syllables by suppressing some vowel or diphthong at the end of a word, before another vowel or diphthong; as, th' army, for the army. [Written also synaloepha.] [1913 Webster]

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