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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
e·li·sion       [i-lizh-uhn] Pronunciation Key
–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.
[Origin: 1575–85; < L élīsiōn- (s. of élīsiō) a striking out, equiv. to élīs(us) (ptp. of élīdere; see elide) + -iōn- -ion]
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e·li·sion       (ĭ-lĭzh'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. Omission of a final or initial sound in pronunciation.
    2. Omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable, as in scanning a verse.
  2. The act or an instance of omitting something.


[Latin ēlīsiō, ēlīsiōn-, from ēlīsus, past participle of ēlīdere, to strike out; see elide.]

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elision

noun
1. omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next) 
2. a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news" [syn: exception] 

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