1. Noun
An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every.
2. Noun
Same as Syncopation.
3. Noun
A fainting, or swooning. See Fainting.
4. Noun
A pause or cessation; suspension.
5. Noun
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in ‘fo'c'sle’ for ‘forecastle’)
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