[ɪˈlɪʒn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (as in I'm, let's)
(e.g: the shortening of words by elision)

- the process of joining together or merging things, especially abstract ideas
(e.g: unease at the elision of so many vital questions)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from late Latin elisio(n-), from Latin elidere ‘crush out’ (see elide)