ellipsis
noun/ɪˈlɪpsɪs/
/ɪˈlɪpsɪs/
(plural ellipses
[countable, uncountable]/ɪˈlɪpsiːz/
/ɪˈlɪpsiːz/
)- (grammar) the act of leaving out a word or words from a sentence deliberately, when the meaning can be understood without themTopics Languagec1
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- three small marks (…) used to show that a word or words have been left outTopics Languagec1
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek elleipsis, from elleipein ‘leave out’.
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