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Elison

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(1):

(n.) Division; separation.

(2):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Elison'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/elison.html. 1828.
 
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