• (n.) Division; separation. • (n.) The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together.
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1. Division; separation. ... 2. The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; especially, in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together. ... Origin: L. Elisio, fr. Elidere, elisum, to strike out: cf. F. Elision. See El...
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E·li'son noun [ Latin
elisio , from
elidere ,
elisum , to strike out: confer French
élision . See
Elide .]
1. Division; separation. [ Obsolete]
Bacon. 2. (Gram.) The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of...
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