Meaning & use
Elisions
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Omissions of a sound, syllable, or word in speech or writing, often to ease pronunciation or fit a meter.
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The poem relies on elisions like 'o'er' for 'over' to keep the line's rhythm.
In casual speech, elisions such as 'gonna' for 'going to' are extremely common.
A note on using this word
Elision comes from Latin elidere, 'to strike out,' and is a key concept in both poetry, for meter, and everyday speech, for fluency.
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