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Elision vs Substitution - What's the difference?

elision | substitution |

As nouns the difference between elision and substitution

is that elision is elision (the omission of a letter or syllable) while substitution is substitution, replacement.

elision

English

(wikipedia elision)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The deliberate omission of something.
  • The omission of a letter or syllable between two words; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.

    • Related terms

    * elide

    See also

    * syncope

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    substitution

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of substituting or the state of being substituted
  • a substitute or replacement
  • (chemistry) (especially in organic chemistry) the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another

    • Derived terms

    * substitution cipher * substitution reaction * substitution rule

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