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erosion [ɪˈrəʊʒn, Am -ˈroʊ-] N no pl

1. erosion rocks:

evasion [ɪˈveɪʒn] N

1. evasion (avoidance of sth):

elitism [eiˈli:tɪsm] N no pl pej

elitist [eiˈli:tɪst] ADJ pej

elicit [ɪˈlɪsɪt] VB trans form

2. elicit (provoke):

fission [ˈfɪʃn] N no pl

mission [ˈmɪʃn] N

2. mission (space project):

3. mission (trade centre):

fusion [ˈfju:ʒn] N

1. fusion (joining together):

mansion [ˈmænʃn] N

1. mansion (imposing house):

torsion [ˈtɔ:ʃn, Am ˈtɔ:r-] N no pl

version [ˈvɜ:ʃn, Am ˈvɜ:rʒn] N

2. version (variation):

3. version CINE, LIT, TV:

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It uses accents, breathings, and marks of elision.
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This elision is considered a feature of uneducated speakers in some places, but it is widespread in others, at least in rapid speech.
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The problem can somewhat be alleviated by changing the simple apostrophe for a curly one, taking a normal apostrophe for the elision and the inverted comma for the glottal stop.
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In traditional grammar, contraction can denote the formation of a new word from one word or a group of words, for example, by elision.
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This dialect is characterized by merging or complete elision of syllables, considered by speakers from other regions to be a relaxed pronunciation.
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This is most commonly derived from the main stem by shortening or elision of the final vowel.
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Also, some kinds of elision (as well as other phonological devices) are commonly used in poetry in order to preserve a particular rhythm.
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Therefore, these elisions effectively created words that existed only in poetry.
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The opposite of elision is epenthesis, whereby sounds are inserted into a word to ease pronunciation.
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However, excessive elision is generally viewed as basilectic, and inadequate elision is seen as overly fussy or old-fashioned.
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