Definitions
a deliberate act of omission
Word origin
From Latin ēlīsiō (“striking out, forcing out”) (whence -ion (“noun suffix denoting action, result, process, state, condition”)), from ēlīsus (“knocked out, forced out”), past participle of ēlīdō (“to knock, dash or strike out”) (whence elide), from ex- (“out, away”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence e- (“assimilated form of ex-”)).
Used in a sentence
“See also: contraction, apheresis, apocope, syncope”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Omission of a sound”7 letters
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