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elision

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Example Sentences

We must here read 'hold-e,' without elision of final e, which is preserved by the csura.

Or read: 'That mad her to slepe sone'; without elision of e in made (Koch).

Note that there is no elision with entre except in compound verbs (entr'ouvrir, etc.).

For ce qui arrivera, notice the incorrect use of que as subject (no elision would occur with qui).

What has been said about syncope applies also to the relative spheres of elision and hiatus.

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On this page you'll find 108 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to elision, such as: decrease, deflation, recession, reduction, shrinkage, and abbreviation.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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