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eliding

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Elide \E*lide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elided ; p. pr. & vb. n. Eliding .] [L. elidere to strike out or off; e + laedere to hurt by striking: cf. F. ['e]lider. See Lesion .] To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument. ...

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Walls, gates and defences rise, parish churchesare built over Saxon villages, medieval commerce packs the streets with wood-beamed houses, and the kaleidoscope of history spins wildly on through coronations, insurrections and disharmonies, mutiny and jubilation eliding past, present and future.

A dreamy world of perfect days and tranquil nights, of exotic biota and Eliding beings in high-collared robes whose silent speech was a gentle thought carried on the wind.