elision

noun

i-ˈli-zhən How to pronounce elision (audio)
Definition of elisionnext
as in deletion
something left out unfortunately, when the book was condensed, some of the elisions rendered major plot developments incomprehensible

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Recent Examples of elision And Henry’s brilliant at that—using the right hundred-dollar word there, and being slightly charming here, and a slight elision there. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025 Her lyrics, riddled with em-dashes and elisions, seem to map her spontaneous neural firing. — Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2025 Overweening expressions of ‘good’ taste often give rise to myopic elisions between public and private identities. — Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 The contents of each article have not been rearranged, however, and all elisions have been clearly marked. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011 See All Example Sentences for elision
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  1. deletion
  2. omission
Noun
  • Parents may contact support to update information, withdraw a child, request deletion of personal data, or have a profile reviewed or removed.
    — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The death of Joyce is also the deletion of whatever was left of Buffy’s innocence.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of deletion
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  • While Mundo Deportivo later reported Balde was motivated to fight for his place, his omission from the squad now strongly indicates an exit.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Oakland did not release data showing how much money it’s brought in from its citations — a key omission, given that the city lacks the ability to enforce those penalties in any meaningful way.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of omission

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“Elision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elision. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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