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elide

UK/ɪˈlaɪd/ uncommon

verb

1.

leave or strike out

  • “This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant”

Origin

From Latin ēlīdō (“to knock, dash or strike out”), from ex- (“out, away”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence e- (“assimilated form of ex-”)).

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