Elision
noun
The process of not saying or writing a sound or a letter in a word.
In the word 'camera', there's usually an elision of the middle letter 'e'.
Often appears as...
- vowel elision
- elision in speech
noun
In poetry, the removal of a vowel or syllable to keep the rhythm or rhyme.
In Shakespearean sonnets, elision is often used to maintain the structured meter.
Often appears as...
- poetic elision
- elision in verse
Usage tips
Poetic
noun
In law, the removement of a word or phrase from a statutory provision.
The new amendment resulted in the elision of certain outdated clauses in the constitution.
Often appears as...
- statutory elision
- legal elision
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
noun
The process of not saying or writing a sound or a letter in a word.
In the word 'camera', there's usually an elision of the middle letter 'e'.
Often appears as...
- vowel elision
- elision in speech
noun
In poetry, the removal of a vowel or syllable to keep the rhythm or rhyme.
In Shakespearean sonnets, elision is often used to maintain the structured meter.
Often appears as...
- poetic elision
- elision in verse
Usage tips
Poetic
noun
In law, the removement of a word or phrase from a statutory provision.
The new amendment resulted in the elision of certain outdated clauses in the constitution.
Often appears as...
- statutory elision
- legal elision
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Common in Speech
Elision often occurs in spoken English to speak more quickly and naturally.
We'll often say 'goin'' instead of 'going' in conversation.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Writing
Elision is used in informal writing, like text messages, to mimic spoken language.
In texts, 'cause' is an elision of 'because'.
Pro Tip 3/3Accent Variation
Different accents and dialects have unique elisions, changing how words are pronounced.
Cockney English often uses elision, such as 'fink' for 'think'.
Pro Tip 1/3Common in Speech
Elision often occurs in spoken English to speak more quickly and naturally.
We'll often say 'goin'' instead of 'going' in conversation.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Writing
Elision is used in informal writing, like text messages, to mimic spoken language.
In texts, 'cause' is an elision of 'because'.
Pro Tip 3/3Accent Variation
Different accents and dialects have unique elisions, changing how words are pronounced.
Cockney English often uses elision, such as 'fink' for 'think'.
Pro Tip 1/3Common in Speech
Elision often occurs in spoken English to speak more quickly and naturally.
We'll often say 'goin'' instead of 'going' in conversation.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Writing
Elision is used in informal writing, like text messages, to mimic spoken language.
In texts, 'cause' is an elision of 'because'.
Pro Tip 3/3Accent Variation
Different accents and dialects have unique elisions, changing how words are pronounced.
Cockney English often uses elision, such as 'fink' for 'think'.
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Quote examples
Meryl Streep
American Actress
When I was a kid, when I was 16, 17, I'd come home from high school, and my dad collected all of Barbra Streisand's records. And she was very young then. I think she probably had three records out, and she was 21, and we had them all. And I knew every single song, every breath, every elision, every swell. And I sang along to it.
Quote examples
Meryl Streep
American Actress
When I was a kid, when I was 16, 17, I'd come home from high school, and my dad collected all of Barbra Streisand's records. And she was very young then. I think she probably had three records out, and she was 21, and we had them all. And I knew every single song, every breath, every elision, every swell. And I sang along to it.
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