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elisions

noun

plural of elision
as in omissions
something left out unfortunately, when the book was condensed, some of the elisions rendered major plot developments incomprehensible

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Recent Examples of elisions Unsigned elisions, contractions. — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
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  1. omissions
  2. deletions
Noun
  • Specialty-specific patterns of language, documentation structure and billing nuance reduce the volume of the most consequential omissions.
    — Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Seko is advising shippers to build seven- to 10-day-plus buffers into east China bookings and prepare for potential port omissions, blank sailings and cargo diversions to alternative gateways including Qingdao, Busan and Hong Kong.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of omissions
Noun
  • Voters should be very wary of the myriad changes and deletions resulting from these charter proposals.
    — Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Because of the randomness of some of these things and complexities like deletions, many of the individual inferences about history will be wrong.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Definition of deletions

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“Elisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elisions. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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