elision
noun/ɪˈlɪʒ.(ə)n̩/ · /ɪˈlɪz.j(ə)n̩/
Etymology 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-”)).
1
The deliberate omission of something.
2
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.
- See also: contraction, apheresis, apocope, syncope