synaeresis

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synaeresis

/sɪˈnɪəɹɪsɪs/
/sɪnˈɛɹɪsɪs/

Rhymes with -ɪəɹɪsɪs, -ɛɹɪsɪs

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek συναίρεσις (sunaíresis, “unification”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + αἵρεσις (haíresis, “taking”), from αἱρέω (hairéō, “to take”).

noun synaereses · synæresis · synairesis · syneresis

countable, rhetoric, uncountable The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
countable, uncountable The separating out of the liquid from a gel.

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noun contraction of two consonants

Español	sinéresis
Português	sinérese
Français	synérèse
Italiano	sineresi
Ελληνικά	συναίρεση synaíresi
Русский	синере́за sineréza

noun separating out of the liquid from a gel

Español	sinéresis
Português	sinérese
Français	synérèse
Русский	синере́зис sinerézis

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@misc{synaeresis_2026,
  title = {synaeresis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/synaeresis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}