1. the omission of sounds, syllables, or words in speech
Usage: linguistics
2. the omission of parts of words in writing, especially in poetry
Usage: literary

Examples

• The elision of the final vowel made the word easier to pronounce.
• In casual speech, elision often occurs with auxiliary verbs.
• The poet used elision to maintain the meter of the verse.
• Contractions like ‘don’t’ are examples of elision in writing.
• The elision of unstressed syllables is common in rapid speech.
• Shakespeare frequently employed elision in his sonnets.
• The linguist studied patterns of elision in different dialects.