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elision

/ɪˈlɪʒ.(ə)n̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
eli-sion
IPA
/ɪˈlɪʒ.(ə)n̩/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The deliberate omission of something.

noun

The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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-”)).

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Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

elisions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

allide allision collide collision elide lesion

Synonyms

exception exclusion

Questions

How do you pronounce elision?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈlɪʒ.(ə)n̩/.
What does elision mean?
The deliberate omission of something.
Where does elision come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce elision

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