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ELISION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deliberate act of omission
Example:
with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("elision" is a kind of...):
omission (neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something)
Derivation:
elide (leave or strike out)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("elision" is a kind of...):
deletion; omission (any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases)
Derivation:
elide (leave or strike out)
