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Definition of ecthlipsis:

(n) : (phonology) The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.
(n) : (phonology, classics) In Latin, the elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.

Definition of ecthlipsis:

(n) : (phonology) The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.
(n) : (phonology, classics) In Latin, the elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.

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