{ } n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a taking or drawing together, fr. &unr_; to take together; sy`n with + &unr_; to take, to grasp. See Syn-, and Heresy. ] (Gram.) The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diaeresis. [ 1913 Webster ]