3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Synaeresis \Syn*aer"e*sis\, Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a taking or drawing together, fr. ? to take together; sy`n with + ? to take, to grasp. See {Syn-}, and {Heresy}.] (Gram.) The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diaeresis. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n. Same as {Synaeresis}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: syneresis n 1: the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: {synaeresis}] 2: the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) [syn: {synaeresis}]
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