synizesis
synizesis (gram., pros.) coalescence of two adjacent vowels without forming a recognized diphthong. XIX. — late L. synizēsis — Gr. sunízēsis, f. sunizánein sink down, f. SYN- + hizánein sit.
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aphelion , a·phe·li·on / əˈfēlyən; əˈfēlēən/ • n. (pl. a·phe·li·a / əfēlyə; əˈfēlēə/ or a·phe·li·ons) Astron. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or c… lact- , lact- stem of L. lac, lact- milk (cf. Gr. gála, galakt-; see GALAXY) in derivs.: lactation XVII(f. L. lactāre), lacteal XVII (f. L. lacteus), lacteou… Eliphelet , Eliphal (ĕl´īfăl, ēlī´fəl), the same as Eliphelet4.
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