Elision

/ɪlˈɪʒən/

[noun]

Elision

[NOUN]

a deliberate act of omission

synonyms : exception

exclusion

the phonological process of omitting or deleting a sound or sounds in connected speech, typically in order to facilitate smoother and faster pronunciation

Examples

1. Elision is the loss of a phoneme, a sound.

2. This is called elision.

3. This phonological process is known as deletion or elision.

4. When a sound disappears in between two words, it's called elision.