Pronunciations
-
/ɛkθˈlɪp.sɪs/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
Noun
The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.
Usage- Countable
- rhetoric
- Uncountable
The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel. In Latin, the elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.
Usage- Countable
- rhetoric
- Uncountable