deletion 1
noundomain: natural proc.
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Hypernym
a process involved in human language
EnglishHyponym
aphaeresis 1
noun
(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
aphesis 1
noun
the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
elision 1
noun
omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
ellipsis 1
noun
omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
