elision
nounHow many syllables in elision?
There are 3 syllables in the word elision.How to pronounce elision:
Definition of elision:
- elision (noun):
- the act of compressing
- noun. omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next).
- the use of a speech form that lacks a final or initial sound which a variant speech form has (such as 's instead of is in there's)
Synonyms for elision:
abbreviation
compression
constriction
contraction
deletion
diminution
elimination
exception
exclusion
omission
reduction
shortening
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- elisa
- eliezer
- elamite
- eglantine
- effaces
- edye
- editor
- edema
- ecosphere
- echidnas
- eatables
- earlier
- duryea
- durango
- duquesne
- dulotic
- duendes
- driveling
- dreamiest
- drapery
- dramatized
- dramatist
- dramatise
- dramamine
- dragonet
- dracula
- draconic
- dovetail
- dossier
- donahue
- dominance
- domicile
- dolomites
- distortion
- disregard
- displacement
- dispersal
- dispenser
- dishonor
- disheartened
- disgraceful
- disembarked
- diseases
- discolour
- disbelief
- disalign
- directive
- dioxide
- diona
- diomedes
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
The English language exhibits a phenomenon called 'schwa deletion', where unstressed syllables are often pronounced as a quick, neutral vowel sound or omitted.
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