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 | ||