synaeresis
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From Ancient Greek συναίρεσις (sunaíresis, “unification”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + αἵρεσις (haíresis, “taking”), from αἱρέω (hairéō, “I take”).
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contraction of the -ew (/uː/) and or- (/oʊɹ/) of New Orleans into /nɔːlənz/. |
synaeresis (countable and uncountable, plural synaereses)
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῠναίρεσῐς (sŭnaíresĭs).
synaeresis f (genitive synaeresis or synaereseōs or synaeresios); third declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.
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