'elision' in The Art of Memoir | Bookmarker

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(linguistics) the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking OR the act or an instance of omitting something

This whole herd of poets—all but Dickinson classically educated—operates on elision and emotional reserve.

—p.131 Personal Run-Ins with Fake Voices (129) by Mary Karr

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