ELISION
\ɪlˈɪʒən], \ɪlˈɪʒən], \ɪ_l_ˈɪ_ʒ_ə_n]\
Definitions of ELISION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The cutting off or suppression of a vowel at the end of a word, when the next word begins with a vowel. See Elide.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable at the end of a word, as in poetry, in order to make the lines of the requisite length.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
