elision

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

omission

deletion

exclusion

exception

removal

write-off

depreciation charge

euphonic change of pronunciation

amission

evisceration

extraction

purge

Translations

élision

elisione

Elision

elisie

afkapping

exclusion

elisión

çıkarma

weglating

έκθλιψη

elisão

exception

exclusió

excepció

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈlɪʒ.(ə)n̩/

Etymology

From Latin ēlīsion-, the stem of ēlīsio (“striking out, forcing out”).