# ecthlipsis

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.
2. In Latin, the elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔκθλιψις (ékthlipsis, “a squeezing out”), from ἐκθλίβω (ekthlíbō, “to squeeze out”), from θλίβω (thlíbō, “to squeeze; to compress”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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