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1) an instance of leaving out part of the middle of a word, as in e'er = ever (syncope)

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Meaning:
elision

the omission of a sound at the beginning or end of a word

something forgotten or excluded

except

not including; but not

other than

omission

the act of omitting, leaving out, something

something forgotten or excluded

LEAVING OUT as in Wiktionary
LEAVING OUT as in Wikipedia