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Meaning of Elision | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ɪˈlɪʒ.(ə)n̩

Definitions

  1. The deliberate omission of something.
  2. The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.

Equivalents

العربية إسقاط الترخيم حذف
Bosanski elizija елизија
Čeština elize
Deutsch (bewusste) Auslassung (bewusste) Weglassung Elision
Ελληνικά έκθλιψη
Esperanto elizio
Español elisión
Suomi elisio kato sivuuttaminen
Français élision
Gàidhlig bàthadh
हिन्दी लोप
Hrvatski elizija елизија
Bahasa Indonesia elisi
Íslenska brottfall
日本語 エリジオン
Македонски елизија испуштање
Nederlands elisie weglating
Polski elizja wyrzutnia
Português elisão
Русский упущение эли́зия
Српски elizija елизија
Svenska utelämnande

Examples

“See also: contraction, apheresis, apocope, syncope”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Elisions Elisjsha Elison elisor elispot Elissa

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