Synonyms for elision
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ih-lizh-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɪʒ ən |
Top 10 synonyms for elision Other synonyms for the word elision
- abbreviating
- abbreviation
- abridging
- abridgment
- blank
- break
- cancellation
- chasm
- compression
- condensation
- condensing
- confinement
- confining
- constriction
- curtailing
- curtailment
- cutting down
- cutting out
- decreasing
- default
- deflating
- diminishing
- diminution
- disregard
- disregardance
- drawing together
- dwindling
- elimination
- elision
- evaporating
- evaporation
- excluding
- failure
- forgetfulness
- gap
- hiatus
- ignoring
- inadvertence
- inadvertency
- lack
- lacuna
- leaving out
- lessening
- lopping
- missing
- narrowing
- neglect
- noninclusion
- omission
- omitting
- overlook
- overlooking
- passing over
- preclusion
- preterition
- pretermission
- prohibition
- receding
- reducing
- repudiation
- shrinkage
- shrinking
- shrivelling
- skip
- slighting
- slip
- tensing
- tightening
- withdrawal
- withdrawing
- withholding
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for elision
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