What does eliding mean?
The act of omitting or leaving out one or more sounds in a word or phrase, especially in pronunciation. In linguistics, the process of reducing the number of syllables in a word or phrase by omitting or merging sounds.
Example
"The poet's use of eliding created a sense of rhythm and flow in the poem."
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