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Syneresis

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Same as Synaeresis.

(2):

(n.) The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; - the opposite of diaeresis.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Syneresis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/syneresis.html. 1828.