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English → English (gcide) Definition: Ecthlipsis Ecthlipsis \Ec*thlip"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to squeeze out.] 1. The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel. [1913 Webster] 2. (Lat. Pros.) The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel. [1913 Webster] ||