synaphea

noun

syn·​a·​phea

ˌsinəˈfēə

variants or less commonly synapheia

-fē(y)ə,

-fīə

plural -s

: continuous metrical regularity (as in a group of anapestic verses) such that syllables at the end of one line may form part of a foot completed by syllables at the beginning of the next line

Word History

Etymology

Greek synapheia, literally, combination, union, from synaphēs united, connected (from syn- + -aphēs, from haptein to fasten) + -ia -y

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