elision

See also: élision

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin elisionem, accusative singular of elisio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɪʒ.n̩/

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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 (zh) ‎(shěnglüè)

• Dutch: weglating f
• Russian: упуще́ние (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 (nl) f
• Esperanto: elizio
• French: élision (fr) f
• German: Elision (de) f
• Greek: έκθλιψη (el) f ‎(ékthlipsi)

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

References

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

Anagrams

• isoline, lionise