omission 3

noundomain: natural proc.

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

Synonyms

deletion 1
any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

Hyponym

noun

(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'

noun

the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'

noun

omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)

noun

omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences