Entry:elision (n.)
In context: "Low-bugget celluloid horror films created ambiguity and possible elision by putting the ? after THE END, is what pops into her head: THE END? amid the odors of mildew and dicky academic digestion?
Definition: 1. The action of dropping out or suppressing:
a. a letter or syllable in pronunciation.
b. a passage in a book or connecting links in discourse.
Other:
SNOOT score: 1
Page:235
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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