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Vinony

elision

noun

  1. omission of one or more sounds in a word or phrase
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Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪʒ.(ə)n̩/ / /ɪˈlɪz.j(ə)n̩/

noun

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-”)).

  1. The deliberate omission of something.
  2. 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”