Synecphonesis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synecphonesis \Syn*ec`pho*ne"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to
     utter together.] (Gram.)
     A contraction of two syllables into one; synizesis.
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