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Haplology vs Elision - What's the difference?

haplology | elision |

As nouns the difference between haplology and elision

is that haplology is (linguistics) the process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word while elision is elision (the omission of a letter or syllable).

haplology

English

(wikipedia haplology)

Noun

  • (linguistics) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
  • An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.

    • Derived terms

    * (l) (itself a haplology of haplology) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    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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