ecthlipsis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɛkθˈlɪp.sɪs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔκθλιψις (ékthlipsis).
Meanings
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel. ▸ In Latin, the elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ecthlipses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |