Ecthlipsis definitions

ecthlipsis

omitting one or more sounds in pronouncing a word
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Ecthlipsis

• (n.) The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel. • (n.) The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel.
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Ecthlipsis

Ec·thlip'sis noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to squeeze out.] 1. The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel. 2. (Lat. Pros.) The elision of a final m , with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/7

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