synecphonesis
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek συνεκφώνησις (sunekphṓnēsis), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + ἐκφώνησις (ekphṓnēsis, “pronunciation”).
Noun
synecphonesis (usually uncountable, plural synecphoneses)
- (grammar) A contraction of two syllables into one; synizesis.