Prodelision (noun)
pro-del-ish-on
Elision of the initial vowel of a word.
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Classical Review. From classical Latin prōd, variant (used before vowels) of prō + elision.
Example sentences
“The accent lends itself to the use of prodelision”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
