ELIDE


Meaning of ELIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪlaɪd ]

( elides, eliding, elided)

1.

If you elide something, especially a distinction, you leave it out or ignore it. ( FORMAL )

These habits of thinking elide the difference between what is common and what is normal.

VERB : V n

2.

In linguistics, if you elide a word, you do not pronounce or write it fully. ( TECHNICAL )

He complained about BBC announcers eliding their words.

= contract

VERB : V n

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