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Complete Definition of "elision"

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English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪ�lɪ�n/
audio|en-us-elision.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

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

See also
syncope

Translations
trans-top|the omission of a letter or syllable
Icelandic: úrfelling f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

References
R:Webster 1828

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