the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel

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Definition of the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel in English English dictionary

synaeresis

An example of synaeresis is the contraction of the -ew (IPA: /uː/) and or- (IPA: /oʊɹ/) of New Orleans into IPA: /nɔːlənz/.

Hyphenation

the con·trac·tion of two vowels in·to a diph·thong or a Long vow·el