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Webster 1828 Edition
Elision
ELI'SION
,Noun.
1.
In grammar, the cutting off or suppression of a vowel at the end of a word, for the sake of sound or measure, when the next word begins with a vowel; as, th' embattled plain; th' empyreal sphere.2.
Division; separation. [Not used.]Definition 2024
elision
elision
See also: élision
English
Noun
elision (plural elisions)
- The deliberate omission of something.
- The omission of a letter or syllable between two words; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.
Related terms
See also
Translations
deliberate omission
the omission of a letter or syllable
References
- “elision” in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.