elision
1. omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next) • Derivationally related forms: elide • Hypernyms: omission, deletion 2. a deliberate act of omission - with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news • Syn: exception, exclusion • Derivationally related forms: elide, exclude (for: exclusion), except (for: exception) • Hypernyms: omission
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