elision

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ēlīsiō (“striking out, forcing out”) (whence -ion (“noun suffix denoting action, result, process, state, condition”)), from ēlīsus (“knocked out, forced out”), past participle of ēlīdō (“to knock, dash or strike out”) (whence elide), from ex- (“out, away”) +‎ laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence e- (“assimilated form of ex-”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈlɪʒ.(ə)n̩/, /ɪˈlɪz.j(ə)n̩/ === Noun === elision (plural elisions) The deliberate omission of something. (linguistics) The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe. See also: contraction, apheresis, apocope, syncope ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Noah Webster (1828), “elision”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume I (A–I), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC. === Anagrams === isoline, lionise == Finnish == === Noun === elision genitive singular of elisio === Anagrams === iloisen