elision vs deletion
deletion vs elisionelision and deletion both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| elision | Yes | No | No | No |
| deletion | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
deletion is a hypernym of
elision; that is, deletion is a
word with a broader meaning than elision:
- elision: omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
- deletion: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Other hypernyms of elision include
omission.
| elision (noun) | deletion (noun) |
|---|---|
| a deliberate act of omission | the act of deleting something written or printed |
| omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next) | the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage |
| (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome | |
| any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases |
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