elision
pronunciation
How to pronounce elision in British English:
UK [ɪˈlɪʒn]
How to pronounce elision in American English:
US [ɪˈlɪʒən]
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- Noun:
- omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
- a deliberate act of omission
Word Origin
- elision (n.)
- 1580s, from Latin elisionem (nominative elisio) "a striking out, a pressing out," in grammar, "the suppression of a vowel," noun of action from past participle stem of elidere (see elide).
Example
- 1. Elision and tone sandhi in the tianjin dialect .
- 2. Nevertheless under this form , it might appear to be what it would be in effect : an eluding , or an elision .
- 3. I think there 's an important point here , but it 's not about social insurance per se ; there seems to be an elision here between social insurance , on the one hand , and forced savings , on the other .
- 4. What does this mean , if not that , in the so-called waking state , there is an elision of the gaze , and an elision of the fact that not only does it look , it also shows .