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1. (n.) elision
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
2. elision
(in verse) the omission of a vowel at the end of one word when the next word begins with a vowel, as
th'orient.
3. elision
an act or instance of eliding or omitting something.
Etymology: (1575–85; < LL ēlīsiō, L: forcing out =ēlīd(ere); (see elide ) +-tiō -tion)
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1. (noun) elision
omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
2. (noun) exception, exclusion, elision
a deliberate act of omission
"with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
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