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| 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato • a disparaging remark • a blemish made by dirt verb • play smoothly or legato • speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur • utter indistinctly • become vague or indistinct | ||||
| 40% | 7 | Phonetic process of deleting a sound | ||
noun • omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next) • a deliberate act of omission | ||||
| 35% | 8 | Elision | ||
noun • a mistake resulting from neglect • something that has been omitted • any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases • neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something | ||||
Phonetic Elision
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SLUR which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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SLUR
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