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Added 9 October 2026

elide

/ɪˈlaɪd/ verb

Latin root: ēlīdō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about elide at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Leave or strike out.
This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant

Origin

From Latin ēlīdō (“to knock, dash or strike out”), from ex- (“out, away”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence e- (“assimilated form of ex-”)).

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