Associations to the word «Elision»

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

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