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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
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Act of striking off; suppression of a letter or syllable.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The act of eliding.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] The cutting off, for the sake of metre or euphony, of a vowel or syllable, especially at the end of a word.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The act of cutting off; division, separation of parts.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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