- 1. n. Division; separation. Source: opted
- 2. n. The word/cutting">cutting off or word/suppression">suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together. Source: opted
- 3. 1. Division; separation. [Obs.] Bacon. 2. (Gram.) The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together. Source: webster
- 4. The word/cutting">cutting off or word/suppression">suppression of a vowel or syllable, for thesake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a finalvowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, whenthe two words are drawn together. Source: adambom
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