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Illusion vs Elision - What's the difference?

illusion | elision |

As nouns the difference between illusion and elision

is that illusion is anything that seems to be something that it is not while elision is the deliberate omission of something.

illusion

English

(wikipedia illusion)

Noun

  • (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
    • We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branches.
    Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food.
  • * 2002 , (The Flaming Lips),
    • You realize the sun don't go down it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round.
  • (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
    • Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.
  • (countable) A magician’s trick.
  • (uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.

    • Synonyms

    * (the state of being deceived or misled) misapprehension

    Derived terms

    * illusionist * illusory * optical illusion * under the illusion that

    See also

    * mirage ----

    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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