elision

Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪʒ.(ə)n̩/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
  2. noun a deliberate act of omission

Etymology

From Latin ēlīsion-, the stem of ēlīsio (“striking out, forcing out”).

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