different between elision vs contaction

elision

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin elisionem, accusative singular of elisio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??l?.?(?)n?/, /??l?.zj(?)n?/

Noun

elision (plural elisions)

  1. The deliberate omission of something.
  2. (linguistics) The omission of a letter or syllable between two words; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.

Related terms

  • elide

Translations

See also

  • apocope
  • syncope

References

  • Webster, Noah (1828) , “elision”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language

Anagrams

  • isoline, lionise

Finnish

Noun

elision

  1. Genitive singular form of elisio.

Anagrams

  • iloisen

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contaction

English

Noun

contaction

  1. (obsolete) An act of touching.

Related terms

  • contact

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