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elide definition

elide (ē līd′, i-)

transitive verb elided elid′ed, eliding elid′·ing

  1. to leave out; suppress, omit, or ignore
  2. to leave out or slur over (a vowel, syllable, etc.) in pronunciation

Etymology: L elidere, to strike out < e-, out + laedere, to strike

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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