elision
noun/ɪˈlɪʒn/
/ɪˈlɪʒn/
[uncountable, countable] (phonetics)- the act of leaving out the sound of part of a word when it is spoken, for example the pronunciation of sixth as /sɪkθ/ see also elideTopics Languagec2Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin elisio(n-), from Latin elidere ‘crush out’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + laedere ‘to dash’.
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