elision
noun
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
elisions
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pluralof elision.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s frank, intimate, poetic in its elisions and profoundly haunting in its effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
This notion of time as both fixed and fluid extends into the mechanics of the collection: the line breaks, elisions and susurrations, the position of the words on the page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
It’s too bad that some of this enlightenment is achieved through huge elisions and license in relating what is still a contested history.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
But especially as the book progresses, the authors slip into cursory rewrites of well-known history and other elisions that, while sometimes small, nevertheless undermine their credibility.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
Oh, our elisions are governed by well-defined laws which each one comprehends, while here——" "Every man is a law unto himself.
From The Holladay Case A Tale by Burton Egbert Stevenson
