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elision
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e·li·sion  (-lzhn)
n.
1.
a. Omission of a final or initial sound in pronunciation.
b. Omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable, as in scanning a verse.
2. The act or an instance of omitting something.

[Latin lsi, lsin-, from lsus, past participle of ldere, to strike out; see elide.]

elision
Noun
omission of a syllable or vowel from a spoken word [Latin elidere to elide]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.elision - omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
deletion, omission - any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
2.elision - a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
omission - neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something

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It must actually deal with the effects of those histories and dynamics on the cultures that perpetuated these elisions and remained seemingly inviolate in their wake" (Rogoff 2002:64).
Part of this willingness to accept the irreconcilabilities, elisions, and oddities that have traditionally been noted in discussions of Kelley-Hawkins as an African American author ensues, of course, from the very way that we read African American literature as always playing with, signifyin(g) on such matters, and the way they are complicated by the elisions that white society demands of the designated racial other.
Elisions, stretti, contractions, prolongations and antiphonal presentations are only some of the devices the composer frequently employs to achieve a pacing that clarifies the overall direction of the melodic trajectory of a piece.
 
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