English Explanatory Dictionary

elision

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The deliberate omission of something.
  2. The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈlɪʒ.(ə)n̩/ /ɪˈlɪz.j(ə)n̩/ en-us-elision.ogg /ˈɛlɪʃən/

Word forms

elision elisions

Etymology

From Latin ēlīsion-, the stem of ēlīsio (“striking out, forcing out”).

Related words

elide
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