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elision

/ɪˈlɪʒ.(ə)n̩/
/ɪˈlɪz.j(ə)n̩/

Where it comes from

From Latin ēlīsiō (“striking out, forcing out”) (whence -ion (“noun suffix denoting action, result, process, state, condition”)), from ēlīsus (“knocked out, forced out”), past participle of ēlīdō (“to knock, dash or strike out”) (whence elide), from ex- (“out, away”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence e- (“assimilated form of ex-”)).

noun elisions

The deliberate omission of something.
The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe. See also: contraction, apheresis, apocope, syncope

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noun deliberate omission

中文	省略 shěnglüè
Deutsch	(bewusste) Auslassung, (bewusste) Weglassung
Русский	упуще́ние upuščénije

noun the omission of a letter or syllable

Español	elisión
日本語	エリジオン erijion
中文	元音省略 yuányīn shěnglüè, 音節省略 /音节省略 yīnjié shěnglüè, 吞音 tūnyīn
Português	elisão
Français	élision
Deutsch	Elision
Ελληνικά	έκθλιψη ékthlipsi
Русский	эли́зия elízija
العربية	إِسْقَاط ʔisqāṭ, حَذْف ḥaḏf

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"elision." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elision.

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@misc{elision_2026,
  title = {elision},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elision},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}