ELISION


Meaning of ELISION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈli-zhən ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin elision-, elisio, from Latin elidere

Date: 1581

1.

a. : the use of a speech form that lacks a final or initial sound which a variant speech form has (as 's instead of is in there's )

b. : the omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable in a verse to achieve a uniform metrical pattern

2. : the act or an instance of omitting something : omission

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.