Dictionary Entry
elision
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ɪˈlɪ.zj(ə)n̩/Word FrequencyUncommon (2.58)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)The deliberate omission of something.
In a Sentence
“The rapid speech involved the elision of several syllables, making it difficult to follow.”
Published Usage Examples
“In addition to that, the reaction of most of my learners (I do believe we should always take our context into account so I need to talk about my learners) when they are first taught about the rhythm of the language, liaisons and elision is of shock and indignation.”
“The only way around mathematically brutal elision is to cheat by adding a picture or link -- fodder for the ADD crowd who will actually go to prominent writers 'blogs and complain about having to read "paragraphs."”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 12 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
Latin, from elidere 'to strike out, dash against'.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “elision”
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