English noun: elision | |||
1. | elision (process) omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deletion, omission | ||
2. | elision (cognition) a deliberate act of omission | ||
Samples | With the exception of the children, everyone was told the news. | ||
Synonyms | exception, exclusion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | omission | ||