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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


SamplesWith the exception of the children, everyone was told the news.


Synonymsexception, exclusion


Broader (hypernym)omission









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