elision has definitions from the field of linguistics
1
[ noun ] a deliberate act of omission

Synonyms

exception exclusion

Examples

"with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"

Related terms

omission elide

2
[ noun ] (linguistics) omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)

Related terms

omission elide

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