elision

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English[edit]

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Elision

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From elide.

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Noun[edit]

elision (plural elisions)

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

Related terms[edit]

elide

See also[edit]

syncope

Translations[edit]

deliberate omission

Chinese:

Mandarin: 省略 (zh) (shěnglüè)

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

the omission of a letter or syllable

Chinese:

Mandarin: 元音省略 (yuányīn shěnglüè), 音節省略, 音节省略 (yīnjié shěnglüè)
Dutch: elisie f
Esperanto: elizio
French: élision (fr) f
German: Elision (de) f

Icelandic: brottfall (is) n
Japanese: エリジオン (erijion)
Russian: элизия (ru) f (elízija)
Scottish Gaelic: bàthadh m
Swedish: elision (sv)
Ukrainian: елізія f (elízija)

References[edit]

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

Anagrams[edit]

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