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Definition of Elisions
1. elision [n] - See also: elision
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elisions
Literary usage of Elisions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stability and Variation in Hopi Song by George List (1993)
"elisions I now move to elisions rather than substitutions. Figure 38 lists and
summarizes the pronouncing and eliding of glottal stops. ..."
2. Stability and Variation in Hopi Song by George List (1993)
"elisions I now move to elisions rather than substitutions. Figure 38 lists and
summarizes the pronouncing and eliding of glottal stops. ..."
3. Latin Prosody Made Easy by John Carey, Terentianus Maurus (1830)
"Still, however, it is pretty clear that elisions were considered by the Romans,
as, in some degree at least, objectionable; ..."
4. Classical Quarterly by Classical Association (Great Britain) (1908)
"NARRATIVE— Occurrence of break elisions SPEECHES— Occurrence of break elisions
NARRATIVE— Occurrence of break elisions Shortenings SPEECHES— Occurrence of ..."
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