ecthlipsis
ec·thlip·sis
ecthlipsis · ecthlipses
The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowelThe dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.
/ɛkθˈlɪp.sɪs/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.
The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.
(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)In Latin, the elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔκθλιψις (ékthlipsis).Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔκθλιψις (ékthlipsis).
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Forms
plural: ecthlipses| Singular | ecthlipsis |
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irregular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable