Associations to the word «Elision»
Noun
- Vowel
- Consonant
- Syllable
- Assimilation
- Contraction
- Omission
- Deletion
- Pronunciation
- Orthography
- Phoneme
- Bridges
- Ensemble
- Prefix
- Pronoun
- Lim
- Noun
- Dialect
- Verb
- Linguistics
- Milton
- Accent
- Speech
- Phrase
- Word
- Paradise
- Reduction
- Hardware
- Poetry
- French
- Instance
- Cluster
- Verse
- Lock
- Sound
- Rule
- Stem
- Poem
- Language
- Final
- Mark
- Speaker
- Writing
- Meter
- Letter
- Context
- Or
- Form
- Example
- Poet
- Change
- Drop
- Article
- Line
- Process
Adjective
Wiktionary
ELISION, noun. The deliberate omission of something.
ELISION, noun. The omission of a letter or syllable between two words; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.
Dictionary definition
ELISION, noun. Omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next).
ELISION, noun. A deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.