Associations to the word «Elision»

Wiktionary

ELISION, noun. The deliberate omission of something.
ELISION, noun. The omission of a letter or syllable between two words; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.

Dictionary definition

ELISION, noun. Omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next).
ELISION, noun. A deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news".

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza