Main Entry: eli·sion

Pronunciation: \i-ˈli-zhən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin elision-, elisio, from Latin elidere

Date: 1581

1 a : the use of a speech form that lacks a final or initial sound which a variant speech form has (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