syn·a·loe·pha /ˌsɪnəˈlifə/
  Syn·a·le·pha n.  Gram. A contraction of syllables by suppressing some vowel or diphthong at the end of a word, before another vowel or diphthong; as, th' army, for the army. [Written also synaloepha.]
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  Syn·a·loe·pha n.  Same as Synalepha.
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