elision
noun
eli·sion
i-ˈli-zhən 
1
a
: the use of a speech form that lacks a final or initial sound which a variant speech form has (such as 's instead of is in there's)
b
: the omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable in a verse to achieve a uniform metrical pattern
2
: the act or an instance of omitting something : omission
Examples of elision in a Sentence
unfortunately, when the book was condensed, some of the elisions rendered major plot developments incomprehensible
Recent Examples on the Web
Because Okuyama constructs the film like a memory, some elision and obliqueness are to be expected.
—
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Sam believed that the war in Gaza had exposed the contradictions, elisions, and hypocrisy of American institutions—not only the government and academia but the press.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
The history of slavery is one of elisions and silences, of moving on.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
The movie proceeds by way of hints and winks, understatements and elisions, that are part of a transaction between director and audience: with a word to the wise, the audience gets the idea of Lenny and Felicia that Cooper wants to put out.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2023
In all wunderkammer, there are convenient elisions: of the wealth that built them, of the creators behind the objects, of how these items ended up in European hands.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2024
But even storytellers of a more prosaic bent could learn something from Jackson’s gift for narrative elision and economy, her insistence on the primacy of the visual and her sparing use of music.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
The elisions distort every aspect of Cooper’s filmmaking.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2023
And yet even if one corrects for the self-serving elisions of Kissinger’s accounts, there is no denying the extraordinary nature of his accomplishments.
—Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Sam believed that the war in Gaza had exposed the contradictions, elisions, and hypocrisy of American institutions—not only the government and academia but the press.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
The history of slavery is one of elisions and silences, of moving on.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
The movie proceeds by way of hints and winks, understatements and elisions, that are part of a transaction between director and audience: with a word to the wise, the audience gets the idea of Lenny and Felicia that Cooper wants to put out.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2023
In all wunderkammer, there are convenient elisions: of the wealth that built them, of the creators behind the objects, of how these items ended up in European hands.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2024
But even storytellers of a more prosaic bent could learn something from Jackson’s gift for narrative elision and economy, her insistence on the primacy of the visual and her sparing use of music.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
The elisions distort every aspect of Cooper’s filmmaking.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2023
And yet even if one corrects for the self-serving elisions of Kissinger’s accounts, there is no denying the extraordinary nature of his accomplishments.
—Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023
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“Elision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elision. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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