ecthlipsis

ec·thlip·sis
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US, UK/ɛkθˈlɪp.sɪs/

noun

The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.

OriginAncient Greek ἔκθλιψις →
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Meanings

nounecthlipsis (countable and uncountable, plural ecthlipses)

plural ecthlipses

  1. countablerhetoricuncountablehuman sciencesThe dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.
    1. countablerhetoricuncountablehuman sciencesIn Latin, the elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἔκθλιψις
  2. Ancient Greekἔκθλιψις
  3. Englishecthlipsis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔκθλιψις (ékthlipsis).

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APA

ecthlipsis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecthlipsis

MLA

“ecthlipsis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecthlipsis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecthlipsis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecthlipsis.

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