Dictionary Entry
syneresis
syneresis is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diaeresis. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diaeresis.
- 2noun
Same as Synaeresis.
- 3noun
the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
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- 4noun
the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
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