elision
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ən noun
1.
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
2.
(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.
an act or instance of eliding or omitting anything.
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| —n | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | any omission of a part or parts |
| [C16: from Latin ēlīsiō, from ēlīdere to | |
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Elision
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elision
(Latin: "striking out"), in prosody, the slurring or omission of a final unstressed vowel that precedes either another vowel or a weak consonant sound, as in the word heav'n. It may also be the dropping of a consonant between vowels, as in the word o'er for over. Elision is used to fit words into a metrical scheme, to smooth the rhythm of a poem, or to ease the pronunciation of words. In classical Greek poetry, an apostrophe (') is substituted for an elided letter, as is frequently the case in English verse. In Latin, however, the elided vowel or consonant remains, but it is ignored in scanning the line
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Example sentences
With fall an elision of browns, the branches now hobbled with nuts, gives way to yellowing leaves.
My meaning, which refers to a lesser technical point, was thus grossly distorted by this elision.
The film's immense dignity is its signal characteristic, and some of it is achieved though deliberate elision.
It is more usually heard from non-native speakers who think that such and extreme elision is a sign of fluency.
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