elision

[ ih-lizh-uhn ]

/ ɪˈlɪʒ ən /

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noun

the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.

(in verse) the omission of a vowel at the end of one word when the next word begins with a vowel, as th'orient.

an act or instance of eliding or omitting anything.

Origin of elision

1575–85; <Latin ēlīsiōn- (stem of ēlīsiō) a striking out, equivalent to ēlīs(us) (past participle of ēlīdere;see elide) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby elision

Élisabethville, Elisavetgrad, Elisavetpol, Elise, Elisha, elision, elisor, Elissa, elite, elitism, elitist

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Example sentences from the Web for elision

An elision for creepeth; possibly an intermediate etymological state of creeps.
Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851|Various
The elision is not a happy one, and the mere suppression of the "and" does not produce a satisfying line.
Memoirs of My Dead Life|George Moore
The lines were recited deliberately, with a distinct pause near the middle of each, at which no elision could take place.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
It should be remembered that let's is really let us, the apostrophe denoting the elision of the u.
Every-Day Errors of Speech|L. P. Meredith

For it is easy to show that with regard to syncope, apocope, elision, and slurring they are treated quite in the same way.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper

British Dictionary definitions for elision

elision

/ (ɪˈlɪʒən) /

noun

the omission of a syllable or vowel at the beginning or end of a word, esp when a word ending with a vowel is next to one beginning with a vowel

any omission of a part or parts

Word Origin for elision

C16: from Latin ēlīsiō, from ēlīdere to elide

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单词	elision
释义	elision [ ih-lizh-uhn ] / ɪˈlɪʒ ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR elision ON THESAURUS.COM noun the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation. (in verse) the omission of a vowel at the end of one word when the next word begins with a vowel, as th'orient. an act or instance of eliding or omitting anything. Origin of elision 1575–85; <Latin ēlīsiōn- (stem of ēlīsiō) a striking out, equivalent to ēlīs(us) (past participle of ēlīdere;see elide) + -iōn--ion Words nearby elision Élisabethville, Elisavetgrad, Elisavetpol, Elise, Elisha, elision, elisor, Elissa, elite, elitism, elitist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for elision An elision for creepeth; possibly an intermediate etymological state of creeps. Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851\|Various The elision is not a happy one, and the mere suppression of the "and" does not produce a satisfying line. Memoirs of My Dead Life\|George Moore The lines were recited deliberately, with a distinct pause near the middle of each, at which no elision could take place. Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales\|Geoffrey Chaucer It should be remembered that let's is really let us, the apostrophe denoting the elision of the u. Every-Day Errors of Speech\|L. P. Meredith For it is easy to show that with regard to syncope, apocope, elision, and slurring they are treated quite in the same way. A History of English Versification\|Jakob Schipper British Dictionary definitions for elision elision / (ɪˈlɪʒən) / noun the omission of a syllable or vowel at the beginning or end of a word, esp when a word ending with a vowel is next to one beginning with a vowel any omission of a part or parts Word Origin for elision C16: from Latin ēlīsiō, from ēlīdere to elide Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to elision exclusion, carelessness, lapse, failing, breach, oversight, recession, shrinkage, reduction, decrease, deflation, inadvertence, neglect, skip, lack, slip, chasm, overlook, withholding, preclusion
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elision

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