The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SYNCOPE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1960.
Elision of a syllable crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SYNCOPE | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Elision of a syllable
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- elide
- syncope
- slur
- synalepha
- alliteration
- omission
- bosun
- ecthlipsis
- teh
- the
- ambiguity
- antithesis
Crossword Answer definitions
SYNCOPE noun- The loss or elision of a sound from the interior of a word, for example by changing cannot to can't, never to ne'er, or the pronunciation of the -cester ending in placenames as -ster (for example, Leicester pronounced Leister or Lester, and Worcester pronounced Wooster).
- A loss of consciousness when someone faints, a swoon.
- A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.
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