elision
2 synonyms and 1 antonym for elision, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The act of leaving something out on purpose.
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Etymology
Came from Latin ēlīsiō (“striking out, forcing out”) — the source of -ion (“noun suffix denoting action, result, process, state, condition”) — from ēlīsus (“knocked out, forced out”), the past participle of ēlīdō (“to knock, dash or strike out”), which gives elide, from ex- (“out, away”) and laedō (“to strike, collide,...
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