as in deletion
something left out
unfortunately, when the book was condensed, some of the elisions rendered major plot developments incomprehensible
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Threaded with observations about the nature of Vietnam’s colonial history and its aftermath, the novel is also an appraisal of memory and elision.
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The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
But the surprising elisions work to exaggerate Bonnie and Jim’s circumstances, putting dents in Vance’s version of their plucky, up-by-the-bootstraps story.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
Because Okuyama constructs the film like a memory, some elision and obliqueness are to be expected.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Sam believed that the war in Gaza had exposed the contradictions, elisions, and hypocrisy of American institutions—not only the government and academia but the press.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
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The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
But the surprising elisions work to exaggerate Bonnie and Jim’s circumstances, putting dents in Vance’s version of their plucky, up-by-the-bootstraps story.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
Because Okuyama constructs the film like a memory, some elision and obliqueness are to be expected.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Sam believed that the war in Gaza had exposed the contradictions, elisions, and hypocrisy of American institutions—not only the government and academia but the press.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
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“Elision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elision. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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