What is the elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel called?
ecthlipsis — (Lat. Pros.) The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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