Synalepha Definition
noun
The blending into one syllable of two successive vowels of adjacent words, especially to fit a poetic meter; for example, th' elite for the elite.
American Heritage
The suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel.
Wiktionary
Origin of Synalepha
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New Latin from Greek sunaloiphē from sunaleiphein to coalesce, unite two syllables sun- syn- aleiphein to smear leip- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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