elideverb [ T ]
uk/iˈlaɪd/us/iˈlaɪd/specializedto not pronounce a particular sound in a word:
The "t" of "acts" is often elided if someone is speaking quickly.
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- alveolar
- approximant
- articulatory
- aspiration
- assimilation
- bilabial
- clear l
- clipped
- consonant
- onomatopoeia
- palatal
- palato-alveolar
- pharyngeal
- phoneme
- phonemic
- pronounce
- silent letter
- voiced
- vowel
- weak form
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