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Elision - Wikipedia In linguistics, an elision or deletion is the omission of one or more sounds (such as a vowel, a consonant, or a whole syllable) in a word or phrase However, these terms are also used to refer more narrowly to cases where two words are run together by the omission of a final sound [1]
ELISION Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of ELISION is the use of a speech form that lacks a final or initial sound which a variant speech form has (such as 's instead of is in there's)
What is Elision? Definition, Examples of Elision in English Define elision in literature: Elision is the deletion of a letter or letters in a word This omitting of letters serves the purpose of maintaining a metrical pattern or creating rhythm in the writing
elision - Wiktionary, the free dictionary elision (plural elisions) The deliberate omission of something (linguistics) The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe See also: contraction, apheresis, apocope, syncope
Elision | Syllable Deletion, Poetic Meter Prosody | Britannica Elision is used to fit words into a metrical scheme, to smooth the rhythm of a poem, or to ease the pronunciation of words In classical Greek poetry, an apostrophe (’) is substituted for an elided letter, as is frequently the case in English verse
Elision - Definition and Examples of Elision - Literary Devices An elision is the removal of an unstressed syllable, consonants, or letters from a word or phrase, for the purpose of decreasing the number of letters or syllables when mixing words together