How to pronounce “elision” in English

And in fact, the apostrophe in the history of English is a relatively recent innovation.It was first introduced into English printed books in the 16th century to indicate an elision or a contraction, as it does, of course, still today in "she'll," and "can't,"and "it's" for "it is." And then, it was extended in the 17th century to indicate possession in singular nouns--