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Metathesis vs Elision - What's the difference?

metathesis | elision |

As nouns the difference between metathesis and elision

is that metathesis is (prosody) the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/ while elision is elision (the omission of a letter or syllable).

metathesis

English

(wikipedia metathesis)

Noun

(metatheses)
  • (prosody) the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/
  • (inorganic chemistry) the double decomposition of inorganic salts
  • (organic chemistry) the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped

    • Related terms

    * metathetic * metathesize

    See also

    * spoonerism

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    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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