| Figure Name | episynaloephe |
| Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm) |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | episynaloepha, conglutinatio |
| Etymology | None |
| Type | Scheme |
| Linguistic Domain |
Phonological |
| Definition |
Blending two syllables together into one (rather than simply omitting one of two neighboring vowels [=synaloepha]). The opposite of diaeresis. A kind of metaplasm. |
| Example |
Fixerit æripedem [instead of aëripedem] cervam —Vergil, Georgics |
| Kind Of | |
| Part Of | |
| Related Figures | diaeresis, metaplasm, syncope, ecthlipsis |
| Notes | 'Type of' doesn't seem applicable. |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Ashwini Namasivayam |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | |
| Reviewed | No |