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ELISION

• ELISION (noun)
The noun ELISION has 2 senses:

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

Familiarity information: ELISION used as a noun is rare.

• ELISION (noun)

Sense 1

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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 are left out of spoken words or phrases)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A deliberate act of omission

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

exception; elision; exclusion

Context example:

with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news

Hypernyms ("elision" is a kind of...):

omission (neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something)

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(Corsican proverb)

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