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eliding
We have found lemma(root) word of eliding : elide.
Definitions
[ɪˈlʌɪd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- omit (a sound or syllable) when speaking
(e.g: English speakers often elide the vowel completely)
- join together; merge
(e.g: whole periods of time are elided into a few seconds of screen time)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘annul’, chiefly as a Scots legal term): from Latin elidere ‘crush out’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + laedere ‘to dash’
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