"Synalepha" is a word in ENGLISH

A contraction of two vowels (as the final and initial vowels of united words) into one long vowel, or into …

A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- …

A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai …

To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel.

A transitional sound in speech which is produced by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite position to …

Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed …

A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.

A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a …

a. & n. from Vie. W () the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes …