elision
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See also: élision
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin elisionem, accusative singular of elisio.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
elision (plural elisions)
- The deliberate omission of something.
- (linguistics) The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.
- See also: contraction, apheresis, apocope, syncope
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
deliberate omission
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the omission of a letter or syllable
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References[edit]
- elision in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
elision