elision

nouns

omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
elision
is derived from
elide
is a type of (narrower)
any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
deletion, omission
a deliberate act of omission
"with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
elision, exception, exclusion
is derived from
elide