ecthlipsis
Ec*thlip"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. 1. The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel. 2. (Lat. Pros.) Defn: The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.
Ec*thlip"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. 1. The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel. 2. (Lat. Pros.) Defn: The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.