1. (noun) a deliberate act of omission

• exception
• exclusion

1. (noun) omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)

• deletion
• omission

2. (noun) a deliberate act of omission

• omission

1. (noun) omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)

• elide

2. (noun) a deliberate act of omission

• elide
• except
• except
• exclude
• exclude
• leave off
• leave off
• leave out
• leave out
• omit
• omit
• take out
• take out