The omission of unstressed syllables (e.g., “ere” for “ever,” “tother” for “the other”), usually to fit a metrical scheme. “What dire offence from am’rous causes springs,” goes the first line of Alexa [..]

1580s, from Latin elisionem (nominative elisio) "a striking out, a pressing out," in grammar, "the suppression of a vowel," noun of action from past participle stem of elidere (see [..]

the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (example: "o'er" for "over"); the omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable in a verse to achieve a uniform metrical pattern; an omission of a passage in a book, speech, or film; the process of joining together or merging things, especially abstract ideas; a.k.a. deletion [..]

The omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable to preserve the meter

The omission of one or more letters or syllables from a word. This is usually marked by an apostrophe: as in 'he's going to the shops'. In early printed texts the elided syllable is som [..]

The omission of part of a word (o’er, ne’er) to make a line conform to a metrical pattern.

 the omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable to preserve the meter of a line of poetry Example: 

Elision is the omission of sounds, syllables, or words in spoken or written discourse.

Speech. The omission of some sounds at the beginning or ending of a word.

From the Latin elisio, meaning "a striking out." The omission of a vowel or silent consonant at the beginning or in the middle of a word (example: you've for you have or ne'er for [..]

The suppression of a vowel or syllable for metrical purposes. E.g. 'The sedge has wither'd from the lake' from La Belle Dame Sans Merci by Keats. The elision, in this case, ensure [..]

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

Pronunciation ɪˈlɪʒn, adj. elided ɪˈlaɪdəd The deletion of a sound. There are two categories of elision: synchronic, when a sound may be elided from a word or phrase in present day speech. An example [..]

[3,4] 1. the omission of pitches from a melodic line, thereby truncating it. 2. (Riemann) the superposition of the end of one phrase

The omission of a part of a spoken word -- to be more efficient, people sometimes say "IDANO" instead of "I do not know," or a person may say "N" instead of "AND&quo [..]

the omission of a letter or syllable. "Don't" instead of "do not."

Brevity is the sole of wit. At least so sayeth that famously prying papa Polonius. It's also the soul of elision: That's when you remove letters, syllables, or sounds from a word in order to [..]