elision

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈlɪʒ.n̩/

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Etymology

From elide.

Noun

elision (plural elisions)

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

Related terms

• elide

See also

• syncope

Translations

deliberate omission

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 省略 (cmn) (shěnglüè)

• Dutch: weglating (nl) f
• Russian: упущение (ru) (upuščénije) n

the omission of a letter or syllable

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 元音省略 (cmn) (yuányīn shěnglüè), 音節省略 (cmn), 音节省略 (cmn) (yīnjié shěnglüè)

• Dutch: elisie (nl) f
• Esperanto: elizio (eo)
• French: élision (fr) f

• German: Elision (de) f
• Icelandic: brottfall (is) n
• Japanese: エリジオン (ja) (erijion)
• Russian: элизия (ru) (elízija) f
• Scottish Gaelic: bàthadh (gd) m
• Ukrainian: елізія (uk) (elízija) f

References

• “elision” in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.

Anagrams

• isoline
• lionise