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synizesis [ˌsɪnɪˈziːsɪs] n
1. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics the contraction of two vowels originally belonging to separate syllables into a single syllable, without diphthongization Compare syneresis 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Cytology the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis [via Late Latin from Greek sunizēsis a collapse, from sunizanein to sink down, from syn- + hizein to sit] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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