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Correption

Poetic device

In Latin and Greek poetry, correption (Latin: correptiō [kɔrˈrɛpt̪ioː], "a shortening") is the shortening of a long vowel at the end of one word before

Correption

Vowel hiatus

Syllabic separation of two adjacent vowels

usually simply implied in certain vowel digraphs óe (> adha), ua (> ogha). Correption is the shortening of a long vowel before a short vowel in hiatus. Diphthong

Vowel hiatus

Vowel_hiatus

Calamine (mineral)

Zinc ore group

of zinc. The name calamine was derived from lapis calaminaris, a Latin correption of Greek cadmia (καδμία), the old name for zinc ores in general. The name

Calamine (mineral)

Calamine_(mineral)

Synalepha

Merging of two syllables into one

one syllable without change in writing) Synaeresis—opposite Diaeresis Correption Greek συναλοιφή (or συναλιφή), from συναλείφω: συν- "together" and ἀλείφω

Synalepha

Metre (poetry)

Basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse

syllable, and certain other lengthening and shortening rules (such as correption) can create long or short syllables in contexts where one would expect

Metre (poetry)

Metre_(poetry)

Ancient Greek phonology

Sounds and pronunciation of Ancient Greek

which a long vowel before a short vowel is not shortened (absence of epic correption). In the table below the scansion of the examples is shown with the breve

Ancient Greek phonology

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Goh Kun

South Korean politician (born 1938)

"Goh Kun" - Bloomberg Businessweek (1 July 2001) "Seoul's Web of Anti-Correption" - Bloomberg Businessweek (24 June 2001) (in Korean) 국무총리 Prime Minister

Goh Kun

Goh_Kun

Greek prosody

Theory and practice of versification

man', which is scanned | – u u | – u u |. This is called "Epic Correption." Correption is also sometimes found within a word, e.g. ὑιός u –, τουτουί –

Greek prosody

Greek_prosody

History of linguistics

syllable, and certain other lengthening and shortening rules (such as correption) can create long or short syllables in contexts where one would expect

History of linguistics

History_of_linguistics