Definition of "synecphonesis" []

• A contraction of two syllables into one; synizesis. (noun)

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• "The pronunciation in these instances with the actual elision is less agreeable to my ear than by synecphonesis."
• "Perhaps a vowel should never suffer elision when it is followed by a vowel or where only an "h," a "w" or a liquid intervenes between that and a next vowel, or in other words there should never be an elision where synecphonesis may take place."