Word "ELISION" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a deliberate act of omission
Synonyms:
exception, exclusion

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)

Crossword Clues for ELISION

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In linguistics, omission of a sound or syllable (7) Mirror Quiz 18 Oct 2025
Sound omission Thomas Joseph 23 Aug 2025
Upset television vet removed for deleting parts of speech
What an apostrophe might indicate
Omission of a syllable or vowel between two words
That which an apostrophe may indicate The Times Specialist Sunday 01 Dec 2024
Priest coming to holy mount, cutting bit of speech short The Times Cryptic 11 Nov 2024
Vocal cover-up and mounting interference stopped by individual's case The Telegraph Toughie 24 Oct 2024
Omitting fifty-one taking part in revolutionary racket (7)
Reflection of sound around large island results in slurring of words
Omission of a sound within a word or between two words
Omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (7)
Omitting pieces in speech a€“ TV drops one initially, and a couple more later (7)
Omitting pieces in speech - TV drops one initially, and a couple more later The Guardian Cryptic 30 Jan 2024
Lionise (anag.) The Telegraph Quick 04 Oct 2023
Ignoring sound eastern law, leader lost foresight
Speech shortening Newsday 29 May 2021
Omission of a syllable Premier Sunday 15 Mar 2020
Something Cap'n Crunch has New York Times 29 Feb 2020
Feature of "G'day" or "Yes'm"
Feature of 'G'day' or 'Yes'm' New York Times 30 Oct 2019
Omission of a syllable The Times Concise 16 Aug 2019
Saying ''I dunno,'' say Newsday 11 May 2019
Omission (from a book, etc) The Guardian Speedy 11 Feb 2018
Sound omission Thomas Joseph 05 Feb 2018
Priest's right to leave club — White's is an example
A kind of shortening by the priest at Mumbai suburb
Jack-o'-lantern feature Newsday 14 Oct 2017
Cut twice made in L'Elisir d'Amore The Times Cryptic 02 Sep 2015
Slurred speech? Jonesin 03 Mar 2015
Omission of a vowel in pronunciation
Omission of a syllable in pronunciation
Speaker's shortcut
Will-o'-the-wisp feature
Apostrophe's purpose, often
Apostrophe's purpose, often
Pronunciation omission
Syllable omission
Speaker's omission
Omission of a vowel in pronunciation
Sound loss
Fo'c'sle feature
Syllable skipping
Jack-o'-lantern feature
What "o'er" is an example of
Utterance of "fo'c's'le" or "bos'n"
Skip it
Talkin' like this
Slurring
What an apostrophe may signal
A going-over
Vowel suppression
Omission
Vowel omission
A dropping-out
Dropping of a vowel in pronunciation
Apocope
Omission, as of a vowel
Syllable omission
Act of omitting
Relative of syncope.
Vowel suppression.
Vowel omission.
Omission of a syllable.
Syncope.
Euphonic omission.
Striking out part of a word.
A striking out.
Omission of a vowel.
Slurring over of a vowel.
Suppression of a vowel.
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