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Alt. of Syneresis

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  1. n. Alt. of Syneresis
  2. n. the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
  3. n. the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
  4. The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diæresis.
  5. n the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong n the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)