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elison |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Elison \E*li"son\, n. [L. elisio, fr elidere elisum to strike out: cf F. ['e]lision. See {Elide}.] 1. Division; separation. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. (Gram.) The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word when the two words are drawn together.
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