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noun greek

sўnăloephē

gen. sўnăloephēs · gender feminine
(, ), , , = συναλοιφή,
the contraction of two syllables into one •
the contraction of two syllables into one, either by synæresis or by crasis; in later gram. applied esp. to elision, = collisio, elisio, Quint. 9, 4, 109; Charis. p. 249 P.; Diom. p. 437 ib.; Mart. Cap. 3, § 267; Serv. Verg. A. 2, 16.
Perseus ID: n47232 Key: synaloephe