Antonyms for elision

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ih-lizh-uh n

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɪʒ ən

Definition of elision

Origin : 1580s, from Latin elisionem (nominative elisio) "a striking out," noun of action from past participle stem of elidere (see elide).

As in omission : noun something forgotten or excluded
As in contraction : noun drawing in; shortening

Example sentences :

And when this Elision is proper, and when not, the Ear is a sufficient Judge.
Extract from : « The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718) » by Joseph Trapp

In these English hexameters I have used and advocate the use of Miltonic elision.
Extract from : « The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges » by Robert Bridges

Elision marks indicate that parts of this letter are omitted.
Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by Frank Luther Mott

Otsataga, by elision, readily becomes Otstaga, and again Ostaga.
Extract from : « The Story of Cooperstown » by Ralph Birdsall

The elision is not a happy one, and the mere suppression of the "and" does not produce a satisfying line.
Extract from : « Memoirs of My Dead Life » by George Moore

What has been said about syncope applies also to the relative spheres of elision and hiatus.
Extract from : « Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes » by Various

Such is the origin of the term Chicago, which is a derivative, by elision and French annotation, from the word Chi-kaug-ong.
Extract from : « Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

I would as soon have my hair cut off as an intolerable Scotch shortness put into my titles by the elision of little words.
Extract from : « The Letters of Charles Dickens » by Charles Dickens

An elision for creepeth; possibly an intermediate etymological state of creeps.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851 » by Various

Note that there is no elision with entre except in compound verbs (entr'ouvrir, etc.).
Extract from : « Contes Franais » by Douglas Labaree Buffum

Synonyms for elision

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