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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 synaeresis
 合音

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 syn·ae·re·sis /ˌsɪnəˈrɪsəs, səˈnɛrəsəs/ 名詞
 (膠體)脫水收縮作用,離漿作用,(膠體)凝縮

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Syn·aer·e·sis, Syn·er·e·sis  n.  Gram. The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diaeresis.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 synaeresis
      n 1: the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: syneresis]
      2: the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by
         contraction (as in cheese making) [syn: syneresis]