ELISON
\ɪlˈɪsən], \ɪlˈɪsən], \ɪ_l_ˈɪ_s_ə_n]\
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Division; separation.
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The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together.
By Oddity Software
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Division; separation.
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The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer