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elision collapse: omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)

contraction collapse: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope; (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber); a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"

syndication collapse: selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time; "he received a comfortable income from the syndication of his work"; organizing into or administering as a syndicate

clipping collapse: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

syncope collapse: (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')

abbreviation collapse: shortening something by omitting parts of it; a shortened form of a word or phrase

wedding collapse: the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed; a party of people at a wedding

buildup collapse: the act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion"; highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"; the result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes"

syncretism collapse: the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections); the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy); "a syncretism of material and immaterial theories"

synthesis collapse: the combination of ideas into a complex whole; the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)

confederation collapse: the act of forming an alliance or confederation; a union of political organizations

hookup collapse: a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose; a device providing a connection between a power source and a user; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers"

inclusion collapse: the act of including; the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"; the state of being included

incorporation collapse: including by incorporating; consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body

fabrication collapse: the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery); the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain"; writing in a fictional form; a deliberately false or improbable account

agglomeration collapse: the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating; a jumbled collection or mass

building collapse: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"; the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"

confederacy collapse: the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

ecumenism collapse: (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity; a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)

fusion collapse: the act of fusing (or melting) together; correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization; the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept; an occurrence that involves the production of a union; a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy; the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words

package collapse: a wrapped container; a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

marriage collapse: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"; two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"; the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"; a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"

integration collapse: an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined; the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community

cabal collapse: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

consolidation collapse: the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them"; combining into a solid mass; something that has consolidated into a compact mass; "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"

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