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elide - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'elide' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Elide [ v. t.]
- To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument.
- To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision.

Meaning of 'elide' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . elide [ v]
Meaning (1):
- leave or strike out
Example in sentence:
  • This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant

Nearby Words:

elicit elicitate elicitation elicited eliciting elided eliding eligibility eligible eligibleness

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