The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ELISION , but the solution may also be APOCOPE which is one of the most recent solution (1972 in New York Times).
Omission 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ELISION | 50 % | 7 |
| APOCOPE | 50 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Omission of a syllable
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- elision
- lipography
- haplology
- apocope
- contraction
- aphaeresis
- apheresis
- haplography
- hyphaeresis
- elide
- synaloepha
- contract
Crossword Answer definitions
ELISION noun- The deliberate omission of something.
- The omission of a letter or syllable between two words; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ELISION
- Utterance of "fo'c's'le" or "bos'n"
- Speaker's omission
- Speaker's shortcut
- What "o'er" is an example of
- Apostrophe's purpose, often
- Slurring
- Talkin' like this
- Syllable skipping
- Pronunciation omission
- Sound loss